When Lacey joined our family over a year ago her separation anxiety was so severe that she lost it when either of us went on a short business trip. With that and some of her other issues, Husband and I didn’t think it was a good idea to go on a vacation with her. Lacey behavior hasn’t earned the privilege of going on a vacation yet so we stayed home.
Husband and I
really needed a vacation this year.
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The signpost is in nautical miles! |
We’ve been working with Lacey on her issues and she is making progress. We decided to test the waters and board Lacey while we took a went to
Kelley’s Island and
Put-in-Bay. We get a break, I
finally get to visit the islands I grew up near but never visited, and we are close enough to home that if Lacey has issues, we can come home early. Fortunately, we didn't. Lacey did well while we were gone.
Whew!
As soon as I smelled the lake air and the island ferry launched, I didn't realize exactly how much I miss boating and being on the water. Seeing some of the tourist puns during our first quick jaunt around downtown Put-in-Bay reminded me of my childhood lake life. I knew I was HOME.
TJ’s Smokehouse is kind enough to offer husband day care services for guys who don’t want to go poking around the many shops downtown.
This wasn't an issue with us. When Husband went running, I window shopped for something to do.
We stayed on Put-in-Bay because there was more things we interested in seeing on doing (and eating!)
We took a day trip to hit the highlights on Kelley’s Island. Check out my DIY blog
Condo Blues for more Put-in-Bay and Kelley's Island fun!
Kelley’s is a little larger island than Put-in-Bay. It only made sense to fuel our day of pedal powered tourism with lunch at
Kelley’s Island Brewery. We had a great chat with Doug the brewer about his beers and how he makes them as we sampled Kelley's Island Brewery Summer Haze.