Monday, September 3, 2012

PLAYING AT ADVENTURELAND


IT WASN'T ALL WORK AND NO PLAY AT ADVENTURELAND.  WE ENJOYED THE ACTIVITIES THAT ADVENTURELAND PLANNED FOR THE WORKAMPERS. ONE DAY WE ENJOYED ICE CREAM AND MILK SHAKES.




 ANOTHER DAY A WATERMELON FEED.
 


 
 
ONE OF THE PERKS WORKAMPERS ENJOY AT ADVENTURELAND IS FREE ADMISSION TO THE PARK FROM MAY 19 TO AUGUST 19.SEVERAL TIMES ON OUR DAYS OFF WE WENT OVER AND RODE SOME RIDES.
 
WE LOVED THE RAGING RIVER!!!


 

WE GOT SOAKED EVERY TIME WE RODE IT!!!




ONE DAY, WE RAN INTO PAUL AND NANCY AT THE PARK, FELLOW WORKAMPERS, AND THEY TALKED ME INTO RIDING THE SPACE SHOT. THEY TOLD ME IT WASN'T BAD, THEIR 85 YEAR OLD MOTHER RODE IT. 
 

 

I WAS SO SCARED, DARRELL STAYED BELOW AND HE COULD HEAR ME SAYING THE WHOLE TIME......."OH MY GOD!!!" I DECIDED I'M VERY GULLIBLE, AND WILL BE CAREFUL ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE. THEY TRIED TO TALK ME INTO ANOTHER RIDE, BUT I  TOLD THEM THEY HAD LOST ALL  ACCREDIBILITY WITH ME.

AND ONE EVENING  ADVENTURELAND HAD A BINGO NIGHT FOR ALL THE EMPLOYEES.
 
 
 
 
AND I WON!!! I WON $20.00 IN COMMISSARY BUCKS AND 4 MOVIE TICKETS.

WE FINALLY MADE TIME TO GO OVER TO ADVENTURE BAY, THE WATER PARK, AND WE HAD A BALL!! WE RENTED TUBES AND JUST FLOATED AND RELAXED ON THE LAZY RIVER.



 
 
ADVENTURELAND  HAD PLANNED AN IOWA CUBS GAME FOR US, BUT DUE TO NON-PARTICIPATION, IT WAS CANCELLED. WE WERE DISAPPOINTED. BUT THE DAY BEFORE THE GAME, JOHN AND NANCY, FELLOW WORKAMPERS, TOLD US WE COULD GET FREE TICKETS TO THE GAME COMPLIMENTS OF HYVEE SUPERMARKET.   JOHN AND NANCY INVITED US TO GO WITH THEM.
 
WE HAD A GREAT TIME! WE ATE SUPPER THERE..................
 
 
 
DID A LITTLE SHOPPING...........
 
 
ENJOYED THE IOWA CUBS MASCOT.........
 
 
AND THE IOWA CUBS WON THE GAME!!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 











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