July 14, 2004
Amusement
Last weekend I had the task of baby-sitting my two nephews Ben and Tom, and so I spent all day Saturday at Wicksteed Park. I've never really been a big fan of amusement parks (enduring rather than enjoying trips to the likes of Alton Towers), but seeing it through the eyes of the young certainly improves the experience. And my god, kids are fearless. You wouldn't get me on a roller coaster for love or money, but time after time Tom and Ben threw themselves onto the rides without a care in the world. Amazing.
I also captured a couple of videos using my phone while I was there. The first one is of the rather excellent water bomb game, where you get 5 water-filled balloons and an elastic launcher. First time round Tom's aim was off, so I got to do all the soaking. During his second game, Tom did a good job of soaking his granddad.
There's also some great water jump things, where the vehicle becomes a projectile flying through the air to a soggy end. Sadly only for the little people, so I got to stay relatively unsoaked.
Posted by savs at July 14, 2004 11:43 PM