Corn Maze
We started a little tradition when we were living up in New York by going out to the north fork of Eastern Long Island and going through the Corn Mazes they have up there. Kathy did it as a kid but I had never really heard of it. We would make a day of it. Go Apple picking, Pumpkin picking and usually end up at the really cool Haunted House. We try to go back every year about this time. We make it about one year out of three.
So that's what we did. We don't do alot of pass traveling. I mean we go places we want but seldom something so short. We caught a 6:50 pm flight out of Orlando to JFK last Friday and got to Pat's house about 11 pm. We did our Corn maze all day Saturday and then took the 9am Flight back to Orlando and we were back at our house by 1 pm. Just in time for the kids to finish up homework and all that stuff.
This is the first one we went to. I didn't realize it was such a kiddie place. I should have known when I saw all the references to "The Wizard of Oz". Also, seeing that the maze was about the size of our living room, that should have given me another clue.
"If I only Had a Brain" And is that Jen Smiling? Holy Moly.
Courageous, aren't they.
Jake in a balloon.
Kris in a balloon.
Pat's ass in a balloon.
Across the street from the kiddie maze was this place that had some farm stuff to do (the guy here, Farmer Frank, tried to talk Kris and Jake into going to the pig races. They passed)
The main hit at this place was the roasted corn. They roast sweet corn in the husk, then they pry back the husk and dip the whole thing in melted butter. So good and so good for you.
I told you it was a hit.
This was the grown-ups maze. Of course it had a Middle Earth/Hobbit theme so how grown up could it be.
Pat and I getting lost in the Maze.
The goal with this maze was to find three signs with stuff that we need at the end of the maze. Or some such crap.
This was our second sign. It wasn't to hard to find, seeing how short the corn was back here. I don't think we got a discount, either.
Here we met a middle earth troll or wench or something. I'm not sure. She gave us a ring and instructions to find a hobbit and cast it (the ring, not the hobbit) into a fire. Or something like that. I'm not sure. I was busy looking at her warts. And I don't think they were fake. Creepy.
This was the view from a bridge.
Kathy and Gigi.
More views from the bridge.
Here is the last thing we were supposed to find.
This was the hobbit guy that gave us our final directions. He wasn't that short but he did have bare feet. It was in the low 50's that day. I guess you get used to it.
Jake, casting the ring in the volcano. Man that sucker looks real, doesn't it.
Included was a hay ride. Farmer Rick to us on a 10 minute tour of the farm where he did nothing but tell us stupid jokes and puns. And for me to complain means those suckers were real stinkers.
The mighty travelers. Having Kris in the middle was as volatile as you can imagine but there were only two sets of seat belts in back and Kris is 18 and doesn't have to wear one in the back seat. The other two do.
This is a very cool haunted house.
But for $20 each, I had better shit my pants.
Kristin's new Boyfriend.
It was getting colder by this time. But it was fun.