Put-In-Bay

In order to gather our children from my Dad and Mary, we had planned to meet them in Catawba in order to switch cars and visit Put-in-Bay for the day.  The weather was perfect and we were excited to check out the scene with the kids now that they are a little older.  Unfortunately, I had an upset stomach all day and the kids were exhausted from their time at the grandparents but we powered through and managed to have a good time.

 

First stop, lunch on the patio at the Crew's Nest.  The kids ordered Shirley Temples just like we used to as kids and we sat and watched the people go by.  The patio is very relaxing.

After lunch, we jumped into a golf cart for a ride around the island.  My dad drove and we ended up literally touring every section of the island but it gave Mairin some time to close her eyes and catch a cat nap.

After the very long golf cart ride, everyone was ready for the candy store.  The kids eyes were super wide walking around the store for the first time.  So many options!  They each picked a couple of things and then we sat out front while my dad and Nolan "trolled for tourists" and the girls rode the carousel.

Our last stop before jumping on the ferry to head home was the Crystal Cave and Winery.  It was cool but definitely not worth the money.  The crystals were very pretty but the cave is very small and you just walk around in a small circle twice and then head back up.  It took a total of 10 minutes and cost us about fifty bucks.  We fell for that tourist trap!

After the cave, my dad drove us over to the ferry.  We said goodbye and were on our way back home.  We fed the kids dinner in the car and made it home a little before 9:00 to some very tired kids.  Everyone got a quick shower and fell fast asleep!