Friday 9th August 2013
Showing posts with label ohio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ohio. Show all posts
Thursday, 24 October 2013
Wednesday, 27 May 2009
cedar point
cedar point entrance
wooden coaster, mean streak
top thrill dragster, 400 feet tall
Mantis, ride while standing
the twisterTuesday 26th May
After a bit of a slow start today we had about a 2 hour drive towards Sandusky. Located close to Sandusky is Cedar Point. Cedar Point has the largest roller coaster park in the world located there. After getting lunch we headed to Cedar Point. Paid our $43 to enter and hit the roller coasters. I think there are 15 different roller coasters some of which are over 400 feet high, go as fast as 120 mph, some made of wood and some you even stand up in!!
Well we went on all of them bar one. Oh my god the Dragster was awesome. It goes 0 to 120 mph in 3.8 seconds and takes you 400 feet straight up and then instantly straight down. It was incredible!! The Magnum XL200 was cool and is celebrating its 20th year. Millennium Force takes you 300 feet high and drops you straight down right at the start. The Twister made me feel sick and was not a good experience. Mantis was a roller coaster that you stand up in, and wow that is a weird feeling. There are also 3 or 4 massive wooden roller coasters that are awesome considering they were built in the 60s.
Anyway after the park we headed to the motel and had dinner and then went to bed. We had been at the park til 8.00pm and were a bit tired and really needed to sit down on something that did not move around. Tomorrow we are heading for Detroit which is about 2 hours away.
After a bit of a slow start today we had about a 2 hour drive towards Sandusky. Located close to Sandusky is Cedar Point. Cedar Point has the largest roller coaster park in the world located there. After getting lunch we headed to Cedar Point. Paid our $43 to enter and hit the roller coasters. I think there are 15 different roller coasters some of which are over 400 feet high, go as fast as 120 mph, some made of wood and some you even stand up in!!
Well we went on all of them bar one. Oh my god the Dragster was awesome. It goes 0 to 120 mph in 3.8 seconds and takes you 400 feet straight up and then instantly straight down. It was incredible!! The Magnum XL200 was cool and is celebrating its 20th year. Millennium Force takes you 300 feet high and drops you straight down right at the start. The Twister made me feel sick and was not a good experience. Mantis was a roller coaster that you stand up in, and wow that is a weird feeling. There are also 3 or 4 massive wooden roller coasters that are awesome considering they were built in the 60s.
Anyway after the park we headed to the motel and had dinner and then went to bed. We had been at the park til 8.00pm and were a bit tired and really needed to sit down on something that did not move around. Tomorrow we are heading for Detroit which is about 2 hours away.
Monday, 25 May 2009
cleveland
bronte at lake erie in cleveland
view of cleveland city across lake
Monday 25th May
Up this morning and set off for Cleveland which was only about a 3 or 4 hour drive. Arrived at Cleveland and drove through the city and along the foreshore of Lake Erie which is one of the smaller great lakes. We found a park area which had a walkway down to the lakes edge which we walked. Took a couple of photos of the city from across the lake. Walked along the walkway and back to the car. Made our way to the motel and when we arrived they had not yet got the booking through. We decided to go shopping so we went to Big K Mart. Spent a while there and then went to Baskin Robbins and had an ice cream.
Back to the motel and they still did not have our booking so I had to phone Expedia and get them to email the motel. Once that was sorted out we checked in. The manager of the motel was excited that we were Australian and he wanted to buy some of our Aussie dollars as he collects money. We sold him one of each coin and a five and ten dollar note.
Went to Long John Silvers for dinner and then to the movies to see Night at The Museum 2. The movie was really good. Back to the motel so we could go to bed and get a good sleep so we could go to Sandusky Ohio tomorrow.
Up this morning and set off for Cleveland which was only about a 3 or 4 hour drive. Arrived at Cleveland and drove through the city and along the foreshore of Lake Erie which is one of the smaller great lakes. We found a park area which had a walkway down to the lakes edge which we walked. Took a couple of photos of the city from across the lake. Walked along the walkway and back to the car. Made our way to the motel and when we arrived they had not yet got the booking through. We decided to go shopping so we went to Big K Mart. Spent a while there and then went to Baskin Robbins and had an ice cream.
Back to the motel and they still did not have our booking so I had to phone Expedia and get them to email the motel. Once that was sorted out we checked in. The manager of the motel was excited that we were Australian and he wanted to buy some of our Aussie dollars as he collects money. We sold him one of each coin and a five and ten dollar note.
Went to Long John Silvers for dinner and then to the movies to see Night at The Museum 2. The movie was really good. Back to the motel so we could go to bed and get a good sleep so we could go to Sandusky Ohio tomorrow.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)