Date: 2011-06-10
From: Harpers Ferry, WV

To: Harpers Ferry, WV
Miles today: 0.0
Weather: clear sky

We slept in a wee bit, but that was okay since we were planning on going to six flags amusement park which didn't open until 10:00 am. This was going to be ace. It's been a little while since I went to an amusement park, especially one with a water park in it also! The place was just outside of Washington D.C. at about an hour from Harpers Ferry. We grabbed some quick food on the way in since we hadn't had a chance to eat breakfast. The weather was going to be warm and sunny. Perfect for a water park. As soon as we parked the car Serena realized that she had left her drivers license at a bank in Nashville. She had driven all the way up without it. Unfortunately this meant that we would have to get creative when ordering her drinks. Serena and mum coordinated with the bank and some friends to get a scanned copy sent to her phone. We'll see if that works at all. Nevermind that we have sweet rides to ride! Serena did a bit of research prior to the trip and aquired some discount tickets online. Well played Serena. We grabbed a map and put all of mum's crap in an overpriced locker and off we went. We had limited time and lots of rides, plus the water park so we had to move quickly. Immediately it became apparent that mum was not going to ride anything worth riding, so we parted ways after the second ride that she watched Serena and I get on. It was cool, we decided that we would meet up at the pool in the afternoon. It was such a nice break from the trail that I desperately needed after my mad dash for the last week or two. I completely forgot about the trail and the hardships for the day. Serena and I had a blast. We planned it rather well since it was a weekday the lines were no more than five minutes long. We obviously only hit the big attraction rides. The park probably had about a dozen or so of the sweet thrill rides we were seeking. We bought a refillable soft drink cup for $14, which proved to be by far the best purchase of the day. We refilled the drink at least ten different times for free after the purchase. The superman ride was the best. It reaches 80 mph on the first drop. We made our way around the park in a couple of hours, then decided to look for mum in the water park. Mum, Serena and I had a good laugh at the ridiculously strict life guards in he wave pool. As soon as it appeared that someone was having fun they would blow their whistle and tell you to stop laughing, etc. Serena and I went down a few of the bigger water slides and we managed to drag mum on a few of the smaller ones. The three of us then returned to the main park and hit a couple of the log flume and boat splash rides. This was when Mum unfortunately lost her nice sunglasses. The splash must have knocked them off of her. We filled out a form at lost and found in case they get handed in. We spent the whole time playing around the park. It was such a fun time faffing around like a kiddo for the day. We decided that on the way home we should stop off in D.C. for a nice evening meal. Serena got on trip advisor and found an ace Turkish/Greek restaurant that was voted in the top three in the entire city. We vallet parked the car as it was much easier, and grabbed a drink at the bar while we waited. It was a classy establishment, but not overly snoody. Serena was unable to have a glass of wine because of her ID situation. The food was spectacular, although most of it was non-traditional fare from Turkey or Greece. The portion sizes however were not hiker friendly, but that was to be expected. We picked up the car and headed back to Harpers Ferry (the city that always sleeps). On the way back we made our plans for tomorrow which were to go into D.C. and do the tourist thing. It made more sense to stay in D.C. tomorrow night, so we cancelled our hotel for tomorrow in Harpers Ferry. When we got in I realized that I was still quite hungry. Because of my calorie deficit while I am hiking, I seem to be getting hungry every 2 hours while I am in town. The ladies agreed to let me drive thru and get some tacos before bed. It turned out to be a very long day off the trail, but totally worth it. We went to bed around 12:30 am so it is not going to be an early one tomorrow.