Yoo 353 - Drugged Up On Dramamine

"What do you think would happen if the seat came off the sled? How horrible would that be??"

"Hopefully something would impale you right away and you wouldn't have to experience the free-fall strapped into a seat..."

"Ahhh! Don't talk about it! That's not going to happen!"

"The worst would be getting flung into the lake while still strapped into the seat!"



(pardon the post-roller coaster hair and sun squinty faces...)

That was pretty much the basis of the conversation the Alishafriend and I exchanged as we nervously waited in line for Millennium Force at Cedar Point.

It scared us silly. That and the Dramamine was doing weird things. We both felt rather drugged.



But it was effective.

(we're getting old...)

Cedar. Point. Is. Amazing. Best roller coasters in the world? I was sure impressed. Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster were my favorites. We were both kind of scared and prefaced each big ride with apologies for any dropped expletives or peed pants.

We escaped without either.

I wanted to ride Millennium Force all day!



A nap in a Cici's Pizza parking lot preceded a very sleepy, late drive up to Ludington State Park in Michigan.

We wanted to see a lighthouse.

Also, it should be noted that we called ahead to ensure that we'd be able to access the campgrounds after hours.
They said it was no problem. But then this welcomed us.



A stop sign and gate at what we thought was the entrance to the campground.

We kind of panicked. And tried to off-road around it. (trail-rated jeep...we were feeling pretty confident...). But then we realized it was all sand. And we were stuck.

That's when we really panicked. Locked in 4WD, Alisha floored it while I pushed and we escaped.

Only to, seconds later, find a map and notice that wasn't actually the entrance to the campground.

So we sheepishly went off-road around the sign again (a bit more prepared this time), and found the right entrance.

Apparently they are open 24/7 and actually quite helpful.



We spent the rest of our time worried that the state park police would be approaching us with questions about Jeep tire tracks around a certain barricade. And exploring a lighthouse!



The map said the hike was 2 miles. We thought "No problem!" Until we realized it was all in sand! Game changer! Thankfully we found the easy trail for the hike back...







The climb to the top is not to be disregarded. I'm scared of heights! And you can see all the way to the bottom! Needless to say, I was clinging to the rail and trepidly conquering each step.

Alisha was bounding up laughing at my constant vocal reminders to breath.





I made it! But forgot to take off my scared sick face, obviously...





Fav number!



The rest of the day was spent experiencing rush (3) hour(s) in Chicago and cursing the Michigan state sign. We missed it!

Going to have to work some Photoshop magic there...

Have a great day :-)