Distance: 70 miles
Terrain: Mostly flat
Conditions: Slight headwind
Today was the second huge day that we've been looking forward to since the beginning of the trip. We headed over to the Pi Kapp house in the morning to get breakfast. Afterwards, Austin, Brooks and I headed out together to get to Sandusky ASAP. Today, we would be indulging in a little roller coaster action at Cedar Point. After the massages I was feeling refreshed. I pulled at about 23 mph for at least 10 miles on two separate occasions. As a pace line, we booked it and got to Battery Park in Sandusky third.
Once everyone arrived we staged up and headed over to our friendship visit with Ability Works. I got to eat lunch with a guy named Jeff. He had a developmental disability and was in a wheelchair, but he loved to laugh. We talked about everything from motorcycles to forest fires. He couldn't wait to get on the dance floor - he kept busting dance moves at the dinner table. When we finished eating we headed out to the dance and tore it up together. It was great to really connect with someone at a friendship visit again.
The visit ended and we headed over to Cedar Point to meet with the parents of a Pi Alpha for dinner. They cooked us steak and potatoes and it was fantastic. We then headed into the park for a few hours. Unfortunately, we literally only had a few hours, so we only got to ride four rides. However, I crossed one roller coaster off of my bucket list - the Top Thrill Dragster. It only lasts 17 seconds, but it shoots you off at 120 mph and then 427' straight up in the air, then you plummet 427' almost straight down right afterwards. It was awesome!
Pictures won't do it justice, so here's a video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PuLRQHRzV8
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