Good thing we left Buffalo when we did because we broke down somewhere in upstate NY on the Thruway. Yada Yada Yada, it was a fuel pump problem and I fixed it in what felt like 30 degrees on Saturday morning, took a nap, jumped back on the road and headed to Cleveland in the early evening. We had to make it there in time to get sleep for the big day at the park on Sunday.

The park open at 10 but we slept in a bit and arrived there at 11 with plenty of time to get all the great coasters in before it closed at 8. It was a nice day but pretty cold, which was actually good because the lines we’re not that long, at least in comparison to Magic Mountain in LA. Speaking of MM the whole day was a comparison to me, a battle of the best coaster parks in the country, more on that in the conclusion. I’m pretty sure we went on all the best coasters there, but I’m not positive, Pete will have to let me know. Anyway my favorites were Maverick, Millenium Force, and Top Thrill Dragster. We didn’t stay until closing, but just about, we left at 7. However we did stay long enough to ride both Maverick and Top Thrill Dragster two times each. Besides all the thrills that the coasters provide, the views of Lake Erie were pretty cool too. It was a whole experience going to Cedar Point, great location and great coasters. So the ultimate comparison, MM vs CP, I’m still undecided on the overall results, they are both so fun, but I do know that the X at Magic Mountain is still the best roller coaster I’ve ever ridden.

We only had one day to visit the city of Cleveland because my brother is coming in to Chicago on Tuesday. With another epic 8 or so hour drive to Chicago from Cleveland we didn’t want to have an intense day touring so we just went to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. For all you Seattle readers, it’s a lot like EMP. I actually liked it better than EMP because it had so much more to see and learn. Don’t get me wrong, EMP is cool, but the Hall of Fame is pretty fun. Maybe I just like Rock and Roll a lot and therefore I thought it was really cool, I don’t know. After seeing all the artifacts and listening to all the songs I got a pretty good idea of some music I need to download in the future (legally of course). Well, after the Hall of Fame we went back to the bus to prepare for our last two man journey.

- Carson