We decided to head toward the next pier, located at Schellenger and Boardwalk. We figured we would get back to the other pier if we weren't too warn out. Unfortunately we never did, which is particularly upsetting for me because I didn't get a chance to ride "The Great White", a really huge wooden roller coaster that has a track with the unique feature of actually dipping underneath the pier. We strolled along the boardwalk for a while, killing time window shopping and people watching as we made our way to Schellenger and Boardwalk.

You have the choice of either buying tickets or a daily pass for attractions at Morey's piers. We didn't think we would go on enough of the attractions to justify the price of a daily pass for all of us so we opted to buy tickets. This turned out to be a wise choice. Unless you're with kids who are old enough (and energetic enough) to go on several rides, I would suggest buying tickets as being more economical. This is especially true if, like us, you have a child who is too small for most of the rides and has to sit them out (with one of the parents, of course). Two of the piers also have mini "Raging Waters" water parks that charge a separate admission. They would have been fun, especially since it was a very hot day, but as we didn't think to wear swimming suits we had to skip them. Since Andie isn't a big fan of "thrill rides" most of the rides we chose were family oriented.

The first ride we did at Schellenger was the Sky Ships. This is a hanging monorail with cars shaped like pirate ships. It was a nice relaxing ride with pleasant views of the pier and surrounding beach. Next we let Nat do the Bouncing Bag for a while, then she and Charlotte went on the Merry-go-round and Kiddy Swings. Nat then surprised me by expressing a desire to go on one of the roller coasters. There is a looping coaster call The Sea Serpent at the Schellenger Pier that was clearly out. The other coaster, called The Zyclon looked more promising. It's minimum height was listed at 58 inches (Nat, at 5 is about 43 inches), but it came with the addendum "or with an adult". Nat and I watched it for a few minutes and she practically begged me to ride it with her. It looked pretty tame - but still a "real" coaster - so we gave it a shot. Nat loved it. It's clear that I've got a real "thrill seeker" on my hands (good news for me - I usually have to ride alone).

We decided it was time for lunch - and to get out of the heat. We stopped at an Italian restaurant called "Olympic Flame". Yes, was Italian, though with a decidedly Greek flavor. The food was fine and the air conditioning worked. It was all we could ask for. After lunch Nat and I rode a pirate themed dark ride (the name of which escapes me) that was something of a cross between "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" at Disneyland and a shooting arcade. It was pretty lame, and Nat was frightened by a loud explosion at the rides conclusion.

Next we went to "Dinosaur Beach", a fourth (non-Morey's) pier located right next to the northern most of the three piers that make up Morey's Piers. Somewhat smaller than the other piers, its rides are almost exclusively dinosaur themed (as one would expect). The first thing Nat wanted to do was to get her hair braided at a stand near the entrance, and since the baby was asleep it seemed like a good time for me to sneak away and do one of the more radical coasters. The pier next door at 25th and Broadway had radical looking suspended looping monster called The Nor'easter that was calling my name. I had never been on a suspended coaster before. I must say that this coaster was by far the most radical I had ever experienced. When I got off I was literally weak in the knees. Unfortunately I lost my wife's $100 pair of Ray Ban's in the process (they were in my pocket). The only reason I had borrowed them was because I misplaced my own Vaurnet's the day before on the beach at Cape May. In two days I managed to lose 2 pairs of sunglasses that we had managed to keep for over 4 years. Oh well.

When I returned Nat was still waiting her turn. Andie was enjoying relaxing, so I took off again to ride The Crazy Mouse there at Dinosaur Beach. I have to say I was unimpressed with The Crazy Mouse. I kept getting slammed into the side of the car during those hairpin turns. One of the operators told me my car was malfunctioning (it was supposed to spin) and offered me another ride for free. I had no desire to experience that again - spinning car or no - so I declined.

Nat's hair was finally braided so we went off to do some of the attractions at Dinosaur Beach. First we went on "Escape from Dinosaur Beach", a sort of poor man's "Jurassic Park the Ride". It was fun in a quaint way and Nat enjoyed it up until the end. Again she was frightened by loud noises at the ride's conclusion. I have since learned that Nat is frightened by sudden loud noises than anything else. Andie and Nat then wen on The Golden Nugget - a dark ride/runaway train kind of thing. Once again Nat had no problem with anything except loud noises. I thought something a little tamer was in order, so I took her on Raptor Rapids - a marginally themed flume ride. We both enjoyed it a lot.

We all then headed over to the northern most pier at 25th and Boardwalk. There was another Bounce Bag that at wanted to do for a while. We were pretty warn out by then but Nat saw roller coaster called The Jetstar and asked to go on it. It looked a bit radical to me (although the height restriction was less than The Zyclon) so I convinced her that we should go on The Flitzer instead. The Flitzer is a small and fairly mild coaster. Once again, however, it is a "real" coaster, and once again Nat loved it.

After that we decided it was time to call it a day and we went back to Cape May. All in all we really enjoyed the piers and boardwalk at Wildwood. I think it would be even more fun with older kids. Our main complaints are that it's quite a hike from one pier to another, and the lack of shade. Other than that it was a great time.