Cedar Point

It's over 400 miles from Bethlehem, PA, to Sandusky, OH, but we were up early and got after it. We were joined on this leg by Thomas's friend Edison, who would meet up with his mom and sister in Sandusky. The original plan had been for everyone to go to the amusement park on the next day, but we got to Sandusky early enough for some of us to go that afternoon. This would up working out really well as neither DJ nor I are much for roller coasters. We got to see the park for a few hours without spending an entire day there. And Thomas and Edison got a few extra rides in. It was just the four of us on this first afternoon; Liz volunteered to stay back at the hotel and do some laundry.

The hotel was the South Shore Inn, an independent hotel near Cedar Point. There's a hotel right outside the park, but the reviews were pretty bad, noting that it's rather rundown and dirty. We were happy with our choice of hotel, and both Edison's family and our friends Michael and Sarah from the world cruise stayed there as well (more on that tomorrow!).

DJ and I rode a couple of rides, which mainly served to confirm our lack of enthusiasm for thrill rides. We walked around the park, which is huge, and saw a bunch of the famous coasters. And of course ate :) The park is in a cool location, sticking right out into Lake Erie.Læs mere