Bucket List Adventures: The Cyclone, Coney Island

Prospect Park Concerts

Last weekend, we went to Prospect Park to watch a concert. There was a trio from Mali playing traditional Malian music and a Quartet changing up some classics.  It was a great picnic with friends and the music was lovely. 

Picnic style

At the end of the night, we decided to subway to Coney Island and walk to our friends house via the boardwalk.  It was a lovely night made for walking.

The Boardwalk

We got off the subway right in front of the Cyclone, a roller coaster that I've never been on.  It's a classic and one of the oldest wooden coasters in the country.  It was built in 1927 and has been going strong since (with a few periods of renovation).  In 1988, it was declared a NYC landmark and in 1991 it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

I promptly told Baros that we should go on it next time we were in Brooklyn.

Our friend looked at me and said, "Go on it now. You never know when you'll be back."

It's true. You never know what is going to happen tomorrow or on any of the tomorrows to come.  I always forget that planning is not necessary.  Sometimes you just need to act!
And so after a moment of hesitation, we decided to complete another check off of our Bucket List.

Our photographic evidence!!!

We went on our first roller coaster together! 

I'm so glad our friend encouraged us to do it.  She didn't join because she'd already been on it once before and so she stayed with all of our picnic stuff.

If you've never been on the Cyclone, I can happily say that it was worth it.  It's $10 a person so they can maintain this historical wooden coaster. 

It was faster than I thought it would be so it was definitely thrilling even though it had no loops.

I'm glad that we chose it for our first coaster together and that we'll go on so many more together.  It just goes to show that not everything needs to be planned, you can check off your bucket list even if it's not a planned production.

Seize the moment and have an adventure whenever the opportunity arises!

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