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September 19, 2010

Great Adventure

We decided to get up early on a Sunday and get one more day of fun in at Great Adventure!

Sunday, September 19

We picked up a zip car at 8am on Monday...
rental car
catrinel, meredith
...and waiting for the rest of the Great Adventure gang to arrive.
sunglasses ˆ catrinel ˆ meredith
amanda, astra, catrinel, katie, mandy, meredith, siege
Everyone was accounted for and we were ready to hit the road by 8:45!
amanda ˆ astra ˆ catrinel ˆ katie ˆ mandy ˆ meredith ˆ siege
siege
Fingerboy, Amanda & Katie went in Astra's car...
the bird ˆ siege
catrinel, mandy
...while Cat, Amanda rode with Mer and me.
driving ˆ catrinel ˆ mandy
No traffic on a Sunday morning....
driving ˆ sign
...and we made it down by 10am! Insanity!
driving ˆ great adventure
catrinel, meredith
The parking lot was practically empty...
catrinel ˆ meredith
katie, mandy, siege
...and we were feeling giddy like schoolgirls.
katie ˆ mandy ˆ siege
mandy, me
Tee-hee-hee.
tickets ˆ mandy ˆ me
As soon as we got to into the park, we split into two groups: those who wanted to ride Kingda Ka, and those who did not.
great adventure
mandy
After, we all reunited and hit El Toro.
great adventure ˆ mandy
Hardly any line at all!
great adventure ˆ roller coaster
I like to look at the lattice-work while waiting to ride!
great adventure ˆ roller coaster
amanda, astra, catrinel
Cat, Astra and Amanda!
amanda ˆ astra ˆ catrinel
astra, me, siege
Hands up before the drop, here we go!
great adventure ˆ rides ˆ roller coaster ˆ astra ˆ me ˆ siege
astra, catrinel
Next, we walked back over to the other side of the park...
walking ˆ astra ˆ catrinel
...to ride Superman.
roller coaster
amanda, astra, catrinel
But first, churro break!
food ˆ treats ˆ amanda ˆ astra ˆ catrinel
astra, mandy, me, meredith
Up next!
astra ˆ mandy ˆ me ˆ meredith
A little after 2pm, we stopped for a bite to eat!
food ˆ great adventure
amanda, mandy
$600 lunch.
food ˆ great adventure ˆ amanda ˆ mandy
And for dessert, Astra brought along special homemade chocolates!
pyramid ˆ treats
astra, meredith
All gone!
astra ˆ meredith
astra
You're doing it wrong!
astra
katie, siege
Katie and Siege.
katie ˆ siege
catrinel, meredith
Face nuzzling friends.
kiss ˆ catrinel ˆ meredith
amanda, me
Me and Mandymoo.
amanda ˆ me
astra, catrinel
Refreshing Mountain Dew!
astra ˆ catrinel
Lunch break over, back to coasters!
With a belly full of food, we opted for the smooth speed of NITRO!
great adventure ˆ roller coaster
astra, catrinel, mandy
Taken just a second before our car went over the drop. Hahah.
great adventure ˆ rides ˆ roller coaster ˆ astra ˆ catrinel ˆ mandy
amanda, mandy, me, meredith
There wasn't really a line so as soon as we got off, we got back in line for another go!
great adventure ˆ amanda ˆ mandy ˆ me ˆ meredith
astra, katie
Misty cool down.
astra ˆ katie
For our last big ride of the day, we decided to check out the recently launched Bizaro refurbish or an older coaster.
Almost ready to ride.
amanda, astra, meredith
Meredith, Astra and Amanda.
amanda ˆ astra ˆ meredith
amanda, astra, meredith
Last drop of the day!
amanda ˆ astra ˆ meredith
The sun had set!
clouds ˆ sunset
catrinel, me
With the park closing soon, all the lines for the big coasters were closed. So Cat and I decided...
catrinel ˆ me
...to do a couple of old school rides before heading out!
great adventure ˆ rides
catrinel
Spyro Mania
catrinel
Right after we got back home, we headed out to The Woods in Williamsburg...
bar
craig, danny bensi, mark holmes, vin
...to meet up with this dude-bro posse...
first time i met ˆ craig ˆ danny bensi ˆ mark holmes ˆ vin
matt, meredith, rachel b
...and to celebrate Rachel's birthday!
birthday ˆ mackin ˆ matt ˆ meredith ˆ rachel b

3 comments

  • a fandecember 29, 2012

    Just a reminder that it's almost 2013!!

    http://www.ikeepadiary.com/...

    "Ohhhh, man. I'm so not allowed to tell you about the rest of the night.
    (I want to type it sooooo bad. My fingers are trembling with the desire
    to spill forth the bestest story ever). But alas, I promised Colin (the
    artist formerly known as Big Daddy) that this story would stay under
    wraps until at least 2013. Check back then, please. Thank you"

  • drapejanuary 5, 2013

    U are such a happy Popper!

  • catrinelfebruary 9, 2013

    Oh god, that day was SO MUCH FUN.
    cat