Arrgh, there are pirates afoot in Put-In-Bay

Arrrgh there are Pirates afoot in Put-In-Bay

As luck would have it (or not) we arrived in the village of Put-In-Bay on South Bass Island amidst cannon fire to discover the annual Pyrate Fest was in full swing.  We had been warned to anchor well out in this bay since the nights here belong to the party crowd.  Our first walk around had us wondering if we ever left PCB (Panama City Beach, Spring Break Capital of the World?).

 

 

 

 

 

Or had we been beamed back to Key West?

 

 

 

The charming cottages and wineries plus the massive monument to Perry’s battle here in 1813 combined to make this its own unique crazy place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The frequent cannon fire did keep us from dozing off for an afternoon nap, but the festivities entertained all weekend including a car parade along the shore road we were able to view from the boat. The water taxi provided transport to shore on demand and the ferry from Port Clinton delivered several West Marine orders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 water taxi unloading

 

 

 

The local nautical antique store (Cargonet.com) yielded new teak folding chairs needed since one of our plastic chairs purchased many, many years ago for Saudi desert camping gave up the ghost. Now, we were prepared to carry the chairs back to town on the bus, but locals Connie and Jim gave us and the chairs a ride to the water taxi dock. Just the friendly Put-in-Bay way, they said.  Yet another example of the friendly and kind folks we have met on this journey.