Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Day Three: a great day for the water park.

ten whole years after the first Williamsburg vacation that went so horribly wrong, we found ourselves right back at the scene of the crime there. and not surprisingly, not a whole lot about the place had changed. i guess that's kind of the whole point, after all. but we as a family definately have. most notably this kid, who is easily 3 times as big as he was on the last trip.


speaking of things that were different, there was actually shade this time... and cold drinks and ice cream...


...and tours of air-conditioned buildings that didn't require waiting hours in the blazing sun...


... and interesting shops other than the blacksmith's that were actually open...


... and we had a great time!


although i think if i actually lived back in Colonial times, i would advise the army to actually use their lightsaber technology (as captured in this rare photo) because i kind of think that it would greatly speed up the whole war process. or at least make it more fun to learn about in 9th grade social studies class...


after a whole morning in the hot hot sun, we decided (just like we did 10 years ago) that it was indeed a great day for the water park, so (unlike 10 years ago) that's where we spent our evening. but since my camera is not water-proof, i have no pictures of that. but real quick before you stop reading due to lack of pictures: there's this one slide, where you start out standing up, and then they DROP THE FLOOR RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER YOU and i totally rode it. awesome.

2 comments:

Brenda's Man said...

I was so glad to be there with you

Val S said...

Ooooh....I'm going to williamsburg in about a month, and have plans for the water park...I will definitely have to try that crazy slide...