10/31/2025 Friday
Nadia has being saying that we should visit the Poconos for a few times now. So a couple days ago, a sudden urge came to her for the season was right, not too cold, not too crowded. So I said that the Camelback Resort is popular for its waterpark, so she booked it right away.
This morning, we took off at around 8:30am. Ate at Panera Bread on Route 9. Then dropped off some kitchen stuff at church. And headed for the resort. The Resort was great, we were able to check-in at around 12pm despite official check-in time at 4pm. They would have even allow using the indoor waterpark (Aquatopia) which is included with the room before official check-in time. We got the Balcony deal, and the view was great.
The waterpark certain was for all ages in general and I think it is worth it. Though the room can be expensive ($190 - $350). So choosing a slow day to come would be wise. Even the Waterpark is not crowded on a Halloween Friday.
Then we had dinner at Shinjiru Ramen. The food was not far from authentic, I would say. Perhaps we were just too hungry to judge. Spicy Garlic Tonkotsu Ramen ($17), Mayu Black Garlic Ramen ($17), extra noodle ($4), Takoyaki ($9), totalling around $60+ including 18% tips.
We saw quite a few kids back at the hotel, dressing up with Halloween costumes. I was tempted to go back to the waterpark which closes at 9pm, but we ate a full stomach, so we returned to our room.