Being the adrenaline junkies that we are we decided we wanted to try out the Slingshot https://jollyrogerpieroc.com/. I researched online to find the closest one and that would be in Ocean City Maryland. We thought this would also be a good chance to see the area and see if this would be somewhere we would want to take the kids at a later time.
We packed our overnight bag and headed towards the Eastern Shore. On the way I looked up hotels. Since it was only an overnight trip, we wanted something on the cheaper side but also not run down. I came across Madison Beach Motel https://ocrooms.com/properties/madison-beach-motel/ The motel received decent ratings and the price was right. We arrived a little early for our check in time. We were told by the front desk clerk that our room was available and we could go ahead and check in. We got to our room which was towards the back of the motel on the 2nd floor. The room was very clean and it was perfect for what we needed.
Slingshot
We left the hotel and headed to the pier. Once we arrived, we went straight to the Slingshot, purchased our tickets and we were next in line. We were nervous and excited and next thing you know we were in the air. It was one of the coolest, heart pounding experiences. Once we were done we went to check out our video and were offered a second ride for $5 each. That decision was a no brainer. We got back in line and rode the Slingshot again. The ride attendant had us put our feet in a different position. She said that it changes the entire experience of the ride. She was correct! The way we had our feet made for a more intense experience. We purchased our videos to share with family and friends. Of course our kids want to try it out.
Carnival Rides
After the slingshot we walked around the pier to check out the other rides Jolly Rogers had to offer. We didn’t ride anything else but from the Slingshot we could see a unique rollercoaster and we decided to check it out. We headed over to Trimper Rides https://www.trimperrides.com/. We rode the Tidal Wave – Rollercoaster, the coaster pulls you backwards up the track and the releases, you go through a series of loops and up a hill. Stopping at the top then you are released again to repeat the loops only this time you are going backwards. The coaster was shot but a lot of fun. Next we rode a longtime classic, The Zipper. We had a few tickets left and used the to run around the mirror maze. Mirror Mazes are always a lot of fun.
Boardwalk and Beach
The weather was horrible, it was a mix of rain and clouds but that didn’t stop us from having a good time. We went down to the beach and walked around and watched boats coming in and out. We saw a lot of horseshoe crabs. We also saw a fisherman that lost a fish in the rocks and Blake climbed down to rocks and helped him recover the fish. We headed back to the boardwalk and this is your typical boardwalk with shops and vendors. We didn’t go into any except a sunglasses store. We happened to be in Ocean City during the time the 29th Annual Springfest was occurring. We took a look around the tents and saw the local arts. We did get some food, perogies and dessert waffles.
Go Karts and Mini Golf
We go our car and drove down to Speedworld to ride Go Karts, unfortunately since it was still early in the season most of the tracks were not open but The Cyclone was. I beat Blake and he was being a sore loser and said I was given extra power………no…….
After beating Blake at Go Karts we head down the road to Nick’s Mini Golf. We picked the Jurassic golf location since it was the close by. There are many Nick’s mini golf locations throughout Ocean City. https://nicksminigolf.com/ocean-city-md-mini-golf-locations/ After 18 holes I lost. Blake won and he got a hole in one……He received a coupon to come back and play for free. He keeps this around the house to brag.
After mini golf we grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to the motel. Once we got back we decided to head back out and get a drink. We went to a bar called Brass Balls https://sites.google.com/site/brassballsoc/home. We had a couple of drinks and enjoyed the Karaoke show (no we did not participate). After about an hour we headed back to the motel for the rest of the evening.
The next morning we had some time to kill. We grabbed a quick breakfast and drove up the main road towards Delaware. We ended up at Dogfish Head Brewing. At the time you could take a free tour and at the conclusion of your tour each attendee receives 4 samples of beer. We signed up to take the tour and really enjoyed learning about their beer and the process they use. Everyone on the tour has to wear safety goggles. Afterwards we enjoyed our beer samples.
We left Delaware and headed back towards home. We needed to grab something for lunch and stopped at Big Oyster Brewery. The Brewery has a large food menu to choose from. We had lunch and headed back to the house.
We had a lot of fun on our mini adventure to Ocean City, MD. We determined it is not a place we want to bring the kids back to. It is too much of a tourist trap, overcrowded and not as clean as we were hoping. For what we went for, we had a great time.
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