Corwin returned to us today. He survived his expedition although he lost the money we sent with him very shortly after getting to the amusement park. Mom suggested using a wallet, and I noted that it is quite possible to put money in one’s pockets in such a manner as to prevent it from falling out while riding on amusement park rides. Having seen Corwin emplace his money, I doubted he had availed himself of such a technique.
Contrary to Mom’s concerns, Corwin rode many of the roller coasters, avoid only a couple of the big vertical drop style ones. He said they were at the gates at 10 AM, opening time, and left just as the park was starting to shut down, achieving an effectively maximal exposure. One of the adults along told me that even the kids had had enough by then. Even more amazing, the kids were all rousted at 6:45 AM the next morning to make it back home by noon. Corwin, naturally, had neglected to mention his expected return time so he had to call me to come get him. Luckily it’s only a 5 minute drive there, so things were still being unloaded by the time I arrived. I should have driven more slowly.