Another satisfied "Therapy" customer.
The Fourth wouldn't be the Fourth without the Homan's making their annual visit to Therapy. We got our start by arriving Tuesday, July 3rd, at Herl's Harbor. Our plan was to sail early the next morning in order to arrive at Put-In-Bay early and make sure we had a good mooring for the fireworks show.
The heat had been oppressive all week and as we arrived at Herl's, the remnant of a thunderstorm blew through, dropping the temperature twenty degrees and almost putting a chill in the air.... almost.
According to plan, we got our mooring in the morning and had time for a nice sail out past Middle Bass Island and back before enjoying an afternoon swim. The heat was back and the water felt great. For dinner, we decided to take advantage of the air conditioning and go to the Top of the Boardwalk. Just after dinner, however, the skies darkened and we hurried back to Therapy. A line of thunderstorms had developed over the Lake and descended upon us with fierce winds, rain and lightning. It was quite a show as the boats bounced about tethered to their moorings.
The heat had been oppressive all week and as we arrived at Herl's, the remnant of a thunderstorm blew through, dropping the temperature twenty degrees and almost putting a chill in the air.... almost.
According to plan, we got our mooring in the morning and had time for a nice sail out past Middle Bass Island and back before enjoying an afternoon swim. The heat was back and the water felt great. For dinner, we decided to take advantage of the air conditioning and go to the Top of the Boardwalk. Just after dinner, however, the skies darkened and we hurried back to Therapy. A line of thunderstorms had developed over the Lake and descended upon us with fierce winds, rain and lightning. It was quite a show as the boats bounced about tethered to their moorings.
Put-In-Bay from atop Perry's Monument.
Luckily, the storms ended just in time for the fireworks to take place. As always, PIB puts on a good show with the rockets fired from a barge afloat in the Bay.
The next morning, storms again developed with a constant 35 to 40 gale out of the north. Heavy rain poured down as three foot waves funnelled their way into the bay, rocking even the heaviest boats from side to side. With the clouds heavy and the humidity as high as it could be, we decided to stay another day in PIB.
The next morning, storms again developed with a constant 35 to 40 gale out of the north. Heavy rain poured down as three foot waves funnelled their way into the bay, rocking even the heaviest boats from side to side. With the clouds heavy and the humidity as high as it could be, we decided to stay another day in PIB.