Put-in Bay sign near one end of the island

View from the ferry terminal on the mainland

There are few cars on the island, so I was fine with DJ taking the lead

Oliver Hazard Perry statue. He was all of 28 years old during the battle of Lake Erie.

Beach at the far end of South Bass Island

Little snake we saw in the road while cycling

A very chill turkey vulture. I think there was a dead fish down below him.

This is what much of the island looked like. Vacation homes for most people.

Cedar Point and South Bass Island

June 9 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 75 °F

This was the full Cedar Point day, and Thomas, Edison, Evelyn, Liz, and Erin were over there at opening time. DJ and I hooked up with Michael and Sarah to go to South Bass Island. Michael and Sarah are working through every National Park Service site, and South Bass Island has an installation covering the battle of Lake Erie that occurred during the war of 1812. Our plan was to drive out to the ferry, head over to the island, then rent bikes to get around.

This all went very well. The ferry was right on time and the ride was short -- maybe 20 minutes. There was a bike rental place right next to the dock, and we got ourselves some bikes and took off. The Battle of Lake Erie site was on the other side of the island, but it's not a big island and it was a perfect destination to bike to. We got there in short order, checked it out, watched the movie, and Michael and Sarah stamped their NPS passport books. We then rode out to the extreme end of the island, checked out a little wildlife preserve area (that featured many Purple Martins), and then rode back to complete our circumnavigation of the island.

At that point we wanted lunch, which was back the other way, but that was fine; a bit more pedaling would let us earn our lunch. We had a pretty good lunch at a place in "Put-In Bay," which apparently is quite the party spot during high season.

After lunch we rode back to the rental place against a decent breeze, returned our bikes, and ferried back to the mainland. A bit later we grabbed dinner with Michael and Sarah at a Mexican restaurant in Sandusky. I'm always wary of Mexican food when we travel as what we have in SoCal is so good, but this was close and DJ wanted to give it a shot. It was fine...DJ had a "cheese burrito," which was not something I'd encountered before. Basically a rolled up quesadilla.

When the Cedar Point gang returned we hung out for a while, sad knowing that we'd go our separate ways in the morning. It was a real treat to get some time with Erin, Evelyn, Edison, Michael, and Sarah!Read more