Wednesday was a day of fun…and what could be more American than Hershey Park!  The group made the journey to Hershey, Pa., for a full day of roller coasters and water rides.  We were joined by Capt Joanna Weiss of the Harford Composite Squadron, Jennifer Reed, and cadets Leah Fournier and Mike Schuster of the Carroll Composite Squadron.

After acquainting ourselves with the layout of the park, the general thought was to ride as many roller coasters as possible before it got crowded and the lines got long.  We divided into two groups, each going to opposite ends of the park. The weather was hot and sticky but it was sunny all day.  We were fortunate that there were not as many people at the park as expected so the longest anyone waited for a ride was about 40 minutes.   The IACE cadets (and Nate) patiently waited for the front seat on each coaster.

Half way through the day we met at our predetermined spot to eat a picnic lunch followed by a visit to Chocolate World, where we rode the short ride with music (did I hear comments that the music reminded some of “It’s a Small World”?).   The exit to the ride brought us to the huge gift shop with everything Hershey.

We regrouped and went back for the remainder of the day at the rides. Tom and Nate played a few games and won stuffed lions, which they were both very proud of, while Harry won a Penn State basketball – which Joanna was very proud of (Penn State is her school).

The day ended with water rides and a good soaking for Nate and Leah by Eddie and Yariv.

The day was long and full and we ended tired but happy.  It was back in the van for home for some sleep before another busy day.

~Brenda