Thought I give you an update as to the vacation.

Our trip started at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday 8/18/07. About 2 hours into the trip, we got into some stopped traffic. An hour later, we finally go passed the scene of an overturned semi-trailer. We arrived an hour later than planned at Geauga Lake in Aurora Ohio. When we left the park that night, it took us about 45 minutes to find the hotel. We could have found it sooner if I had turned the right direction.

Sunday 8/19, we drove to Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, in the rain. The hour and a half drive, took us 3 hours to do. It rained off and on all day. During the day, our most exciting ride was on Wicked Twister, followed by MaxAir, a big swinging ride in which the riders sit facing out and spinning around while it swings back an forth. We also made a few circuits on the train. When it stop raining, they would start preparing the coasters to run, but as soon as it would start sprinkling again, they would stop.

Monday 8/20, wasn't much better. It rained harder, so we didn't go into the park until late afternoon. We did get to ride more. We did do some circuits on the train again and this time I had my camera, so I will be posting some new pictures when we get back home this weekend. Unfortunately, we didn't get to ride the new for 2007 coaster, Maverick. It hadn't run all weekend.

Tuesday morning 8/21, we left our hotel at the park for the 3 1/2 hour drive to the Cincinnati area for King's Island. But we did have to take a detour off I75 after sitting in traffic for an hour and a half, due to a accident. It took us 6 and a half hours to make the trip. This time includes a stop for breakfast. It also includes about two hours of driving in the rain. I also managed to loose my cell phone today also. I'll be checking in the morning to see if some one by chance found it and turned it in.

Fortunately, it didn't rain at King's Island so we got to do some serious riding, including two coasters that I've not ridden yet, The Italian Job and Firehawk, the new flying coaster. A very interesting ride.

We wound up adding an extra day to King's Island instead of going to Holiday World in Santa Claus, In. The hotel we were going to stay at called me on the Friday before we were to leave to see if we were going to the park. Come to find out, the park is now closing for weekday operations and going to weekend operations only because school is now in session. I'm glad they did that. It would have pissed me off to get all the way there and then find out the park was CLOSED.

I'll update this entry in a day or two.