Showing posts with label Log Jam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Log Jam. Show all posts

Saturday, June 07, 2008

Ocean park: River Ride (a.k.a. Log Jam)

We were unable to see the show with the dolphins - at least, from a closer vantage point. But we did get to see them perform from afar - which, in a way was good as well... after all, if you can't be close enough to touch them, then might as well watch from afar, so you can capture the entire show with one look and not suffer a tennis neck with all that left-right-left-right look and movement, the all the better for the viewer.

To me it was, well... all right. As I said, if you can't touch them... then its just another show. So after observing them - and the seals, for a few minutes, we decided to explore the park some more, while everyone else was transfixed with the dolphins and seals.

This is when we decided to descend several long escalators to the lower parts of the park. It certainly reminded me of all those walk-a-lators in the airport. And Barbie tool some pictures along the way. Here for example is a picture of us jsut starting the descent... Here, meanwhile is another picture to show how deep each escalator was (there were about four pairs along the mountain-side). Remember... Bernice had to go down, go past Barbie, and then Barbie took the picture - with no hurry, as Bernice was close to one escalator's end - and if you could see the bottom of said escalator, you would see the entrance to the next one... with a slight egress to the left to go to another ride - the train tunnel ride... something we were contemplating on until Barbie realized that it was a mountainside roller coaster... and during a very rainy day. So yes, we passed that one without discussion. We then took the river ride (log jam) and Barbie decided not to join us again, I sat up front, but Bernice, seeing that Barbie was not going, asked to sit in front of me, so I agreed. I gave the kids instructions, we prepared to go through the ride wihle it was raining, so we all put our head covers up, and away we went... To Bernice's dismay, the first quick bump had water splach around - thus getting her pants (and undies) wet... did I fail to inform her about this happening? I guess I had an idea... since there's a similar ride back in Enchanted Kingdom, a theme park in Laguna. But since I had not experienced this particular ride, how could I be sure enough? (he.. he..). But the bigger dip was still ahead. When we reached said fall, Barbie tried getting us in video... but it was really too fast.

What we had, however... as a souvenir from said ride, was a picture taken by the ride's cameras. This was a great shot... it showed Bryce from behind laughing, me with a priceless enjoing laugh... and an even more priceless grimmace from Bernice as she saw (up front) where we were going (or falling to). Needless to say we did ge wet - again... but we enjoyed the ride. I suspect though that Bernice, now knowing better, may, or may not opt to ride front again.