Are you kidding me?

A perfect day to visit Put In Bay! I am soo not kidding, from dawn to dusk perfect. Low traffic riding the bikes into downtown from the Miller ferry. A quick stop to the lockers stowing the saddle bags away. Thinking breakfast would be smart a quick glance downtown revealed every shoppe open for breakfast was packed with lines down the block, turned right around and headed strait back out of downtown. Actually never did go back downtown in the tourist traps. A good friend and I rode all over the island-maybe covering every single street. Viewing the neighboring islands from up top the International Peace monument (taller than the flame on the Statue of liberty) and also enjoying the island from the water by kayak-floating in the wake and circling Gibraltar Island.

The winery tour and tasting was memorable. Starting with grape juice, which smelled and tasted nearly like wine, moved up to their sweetest concord. It was incredible strong, uncut, pure wine, and by the time half a class was finished I was already starting to buzz. We thought we should try and make our way up through the mid to dry samples just to taste the difference. NO WAY. Could just sip the Pink Catawba, and the Burgundy??? well trust me its at least as strong as actual Burgundy. Thank gawd for the cheese plate. Leaving a table with full glasses it was fun but if we had tried to finish them theres no way we could continue on bicycle.

The day had passed by so quickly, peaceful secluded visit to the Island, it seemed only 3 in the afternoon to us but was actually 8 o'clock and we headed to the ferry. Wow perfect end to a perfect day catching a Perfectly timed ferry as the sunset exactly midway back to Catawba. The universe was definitely on our side for this visit to Put in Bay. Everything fell into perfect time naturally, peacefully, not to hott, and plenty of shade. It may be years and years if I ever get back to the Island and after a visit like this one... that will be just fine.