lucy and the absecon light house

lucy

bronte under lucy

absecon light house

bronte on the porch

the light house

Saturday 20th June
Up bright and early for breakfast today and it looked OK outside. Went back to the room and looked on the internet for a while and then had a shower. Went to pack up the car and go outside again and it was pouring with rain. Not even two hours ago it was sun shine and blue sky. That was going to change the plans for the boardwalk today. We headed back into Atlantic City and it rained all the way. We wanted to check out a tourist spot which is a statue of and elephant called ‘Lucy.’ Lucy was placed on this site back in 1881 and has become a haven for tourists. We had a look at her and took some pictures while trying to stay dry. From there we went north to the light house. The Absecon light house was one of the tallest around and was really old. It was built back in 1857 and was saved from being torn down a few years back. We had a good look at the light house, took some more photos and then it was time to go.

The rain had not stopped all day and we were not going to walk on the boardwalk while it was wet and windy. We decided to get going and head to Philadelphia which was only just over an hour away.

Arrived in Philly and had a late lunch and then went for a drive to a couple of shopping centres as it was still raining. After that we went back to our room and watched some TV. Later on we went out for dinner and had Applebee’s again. Once again the food was great and so too was the service. Went back to the motel and worked out what we were going to do in Philly tomorrow and hopefully fingers crossed it does not rain!!

six flags, more fun!!

bronte in six flags park

entrance to six flags


flash and wonder woman

batman ride

waterfall in main square

american screamer roller coaster

superman ride

superman ride

Friday 19th June
Today we decided to go to Six Flags which is an amusement park similar to the one we went to a couple of weeks ago. Six Flags are renowned for having really big roller coasters and are meant to be lots of fun. The park was around 125 kms from Atlantic City and should take less than 2 hours to get there. We also needed to book some accommodation as well as we were only staying 2 nights at Trump Marina and checking out this morning. We managed to book a cheap night in Absecon which was about 20 kms from Atlantic City.

We got to the park and paid to park the car. Six Flags entry fee was $50 but we had a can of coke that had a buy one get one free on the label so we got in for half price. The park was massive and had heaps of roller coasters, they also had a ride which was the same as the Dragster at Cedar Point but this one was taller!! Unfortunately this ride was closed on the day due to the weather. Anyway they still had heaps of other rides. We ended up going on as many as we could which was close to all of them.

There was a ride called ‘Superman’ where you get in your seat, put your legs into a holder around your ankles and then once strapped in the entire chair lifts up and forward, facing you the same as superman flying. So you are in fact hanging looking at the ground. I have to say it was a bit weird to say the least, but we did enjoy it. There was one called ‘Bizarro’ which had only just opened which was also really good, this one we went on twice. There was a wooden roller coaster ‘El Toro’ which was really high and fast. I went on that one too and oh my god, it does not go upside down but boy it was fast and the down hill slopes where straight down. We managed to stay at the park until about 8.30 pm and thought it maybe time to head off. It only took about 1.5 hours to get to the motel.

We checked in and checked out the room quickly and then went out for dinner. Ended up having Burger King and then an ice-cream at DQ. It had been a long day and we needed to get some rest. If the weather was improving we were going to go back into Atlantic City tomorrow and continue on the boardwalk and check out some more of it, hopefully while it’s not raining. We have also just booked our final accommodation in New York. We are dropping the car back to Washington on Monday and spending Monday evening, Tuesday and Wednesday back in NY. Not long to go now as we fly out on Wednesday night.

atlantic city boardwalk

bronte in front of the taj mahal

amusements at the boardwalk

the taj

water fountain at pier shop

more water fountain

the view from our room at trump marina

Thursday 18th June
Today we had planned to check out the famous board walk of Atlantic City, but first we went to card services and got my card fixed so I could get my $25 added to it. The problem was fixed easily as there was something wrong with my address stopping it from working. Bronte also applied for a card as he wanted to get his free $25 for the pokies to try his luck.

Once sorted out we took the car and parked at the Taj Mahal, which is another Trump casino more in the heart of town. We walked through the Taj and out onto the boardwalk. It was a bit windy and looked like it was going to rain. We walked along the board walk a bit to the north and then turned and walked south for probably about and hour or so. As the weather was a bit crap all the amusement rides were not going but all the shops along the walk were open. We went into a shopping centre which is built over the water and housed some really exclusive shops. In this shopping centre was a water fountain which gave a display every hour on the hour. It was almost on the hour so we went to have a look. It was pretty good, the water was set to music and coloured lights. We watched the display and took some photos. From there we went back outside and it had started to rain. So the walk back was a bit crap as we would get wet!! It was not cold which was good so the walk was not that bad, every time it rained hard we went into a shop until it eased off. We got back to the Taj and we were not too wet which was good.

We went back to the motel for a while before heading out to Absecon for dinner. We found a Chinese restaurant in the phone book so we thought we would try it out. The food was excellent and we both enjoyed our meals. It was about a 10 km drive but was totally worth it. We now headed back to the casino so we could use up the free $25 in the pokies.

Spent about and hour or so on the pokies. Bronte played the machines for half and hour to get his $25 added to his card. I played the Red Baron and managed to win $80. I hit that collect button and took off!!! I had managed to turn the free $25 into a real $80 and I was not going to lose it. Bronte did not have as much luck as me and after about and hour had used all his credit. Our casino luck was over so we went back to the room as it was getting time for bed. Not sure what we are doing tomorrow before we head off to Philadelphia.

atlantic city, trump marina

george washington bridge

empire state building in distance

Wednesday 17th June
Today we were heading to Atlantic City and it was going to be 550 kms in total and take about 6 hours. The trip took us through New York on the way which was cool as we were going to see the city from a distance. The trip went well only stopping for Subway for lunch along the way.

Got to Trump Marina at Atlantic City and checked in. The room was pretty cool for this type of resort/casino. They also had a promotion running where is you sign up and get a ‘Trump One’ card and play the pokies for 30 minutes with your money then they up load the card with $25 that you can use on whatever machines you want.

Went and had dinner at Hooters which was really cool. The food was good but I am sure that most guys don’t go for the food they would go for the girls!! The girls wear almost nothing, only a little top and short shorts. After dinner we went back to the room and then went for a drive to steal some free internet. Trump made you pay $12.95 for internet and we only needed to check emails etc and did not want to pay.

After that we went back to the casino and played the pokies for half an hour. Then we had to load the free $25 to the card. While trying to upload the card the machine was not accepting the card, it was telling us to go to card services for help. So we went back to the room and went to bed. We will go and see them in the morning and have a bitch!!