9-2 Sandusky Bay: Our last day of the trip dawned bright and sunny. The trip around the back side of South Bass was extremely rough due to wave action. Once we came around the Island and started the run to Sandusky Bay, the waves settled down and the ride became much more pleasant. The winds were actually in our favor. We put up both sails and turned off the engine. . . . what a concept. Ten minutes after we turned off the engine, the wind died. Eventually the wind became constant at 10kn. and we had a glorious two hour sail to the mouth of the bay and down the channel. Here's a funny story: We were coming down the channel, 10kn. winds, both sails up. I said, I need three minutes to go to the bathroom. Keep calm and Keep sailing. I go down, I am on the pot and all the sudden I feel the boat heel mightily. Then I hear "Barb, I need you now". A 17kn. gust got us and I had to get up and release lines. It's hard to climb the companion way stairs, pull up my shorts and release lines all at the same time. It was a great way to end our sailing trip. We pulled into Sandusky Harbor Marina at 1pm and our trip was done for the summer. Linzee and Michael and Claire are coming up this afternoon to spend two nights on the boat. They will take us home on Friday.