incredible birthday adventure - day 5 continued

Well, you’ve seen the damage the girl can do with a twelve pound motorized scooter. I don’t think any of us want to imagine what would happen if she were behind the wheel of a 7-ton WWII amphibious army vehicle. Thankfully this shot was taken after we stopped.

After the DUCK ride, it was lunch at Culver’s, then off to Ripley’s Believe it Or Not. Punk tried the Indiana Jones/Tomb Raider thing and took off running when the ceiling started “caving in,” but other than that, he loved it. Kooka was not such a big fan, but did pose for a few pictures.


Next on our agenda was Alligator Alley. But, after last night’s fiasco at the Moosejaw, I decided to make an advance mission. I went into the lobby to see what was on the menu, and was a little disturbed to see customers being handed little white mice – the kind you might buy for a pet – and they’re alive. You can also feed the gators chunks of beef, but most people are taking the mice and rats. Punk is repulsed when Kooka says she wants to go anyway. We decided to hit the deer park instead.


It was pretty amazing to have the animals following us around the park, but after a short stint with the horses, Punk got allergic. An emergency stop for eye drops & Bennedryl cut the trip short.

After that it was off to the Chula Vista Waterpark. We all agree – it’s better than Ocho Rios, but Noah’s Ark reigns supreme. We finished the night with McDonalds, Dippin’ Dots Ice Cream and an early (for us) bedtime – 10:30.

Tomorrow we are off to Mt. Olympus, Wizard Quest, and the dreaded Alligatos ( for Kooka - she's totally bent on going). Thanks for the notes - the kids love taking you all on vacation with them!