Fishing by the Po!nt

[UGetPaid]

I managed to get a walk in this morning just before sunrise when it is cooler and not quite so humid. I opted to walk along a newly opened walk/bike path along our downtown waterfront to a small park further up the shoreline (ironically called Shorelline Park) which has a nice view of Cedar Point across the Bay. I had seen and followed a coal hauler slowly pulling away from the coal docks and heading out toward Lake Erie proper and was hoping to catch up and get a few photos of it with a Cedar Point backdrop. When I got to a good vantage point, my phone camera didn't zoom tight enough for any good shots, so I opted to record some video of it instead.

Shortly after I started recording I thought I heard someone speaking, but there wasn't anybody nearby and I couldn't quite make out what they were saying... I thought I was hearing a number caller from a bingo game - I would hear a short phrase and a number; a brief pause for a few seconds and then another. There is a senior housing high rise right next to the park I was in and that was the direction the voice was coming from, but I had never heard of 6:00 a.m. bingo before! I still swore I could hear a guy say "blah blah number three....  blah blah blah four..."   

A few seconds later I heard and then saw a few fishing boats approaching from that direction speeding out toward the tanker I was trying to photograph and then realized what I was hearing was a guy on a loud speaker. I had read (and since forgotten) a few days ago in the local paper about a bass fishing tournament which had been scheduled for upstate New York, but due to some COVID travel restrictions it was arranged to be reset to Lake Erie. The "Bingo caller" I heard was actually announcing each fishing pair and their clearance to depart for the day's catch.

There were quite a few contestants! I found a link online to the event and it had a few photos of the launch and the Cedar Point rollercoasters in the background. Maybe just a coincidence, but today also happens to be the long delayed and much anticipated opening day for Cedar Point itself. So here's to a productive day of catching fish and riding rollercoasters for those folks taking part in these two events. We need some normalcy to our summer of 2020!

[Nancy5]

I’m glad you figured out where the talking was coming from so you don’t think you’re going nuts! lol. That must have been something to see.  It’s good you were up early to see it.

[sdenimandlace1]

That was a nice thing to see first thing of a morning.

[bremer51]

There's nothing like a morning walk or day on the lake to make things feel normal.  I'm taking the kayak out today and enjoy nature.