What now?!

Yeah - I know what. Everything has happened, again. I don't blog enough... This may turn out to be another really massively random blog. Not too much thought - I don't have much time. Well then, here we go.


Sunday, 11th May. Today we went to the Drayton Manor Theme Park, where we went on really good rides, and some new ones. There's a new Thomas Land, where all stuff Thomas the Tank Engine can be found. I considered ourselves lucky that we didn't have to get into the massive queue to embark onto the train where the little kids wanted to go.  Not us. We went all the way to where the train was headed - the zoo. So we zoomed off to the zoo to take loads of pictures, then waited for a train while taking snapshots of pointless scenery, the minor details. I was bored! The train ride was excellent, a steady speed with a steady camera to record it all. We got back to Thomas Land to see the massive queue that had moved a considerable amount since the last visit. That was good.

The next stop was the park itself. We took up some adventurous riding and some calm, family rides. The ultimate package for any day costing - what was it? - £10 quid worth of Tesco Clubcard Points. Yeah, that was an excellent deal. Wicked. Quadruple the value of Clubcard Points to spend at one place. Awesome.

We went on so many different rides I can't remember where we went first. Some wet rides, some fast, some requiring skill, some just to have a bit of a chill. Yeah, there was this one ride where we rode around in a cart shooting targets. I had to wait for my gun reload, so I took the advantage of the situation and picked up the other pistol and started firing infrared rounds at the targets. I only got a few shots in... What a shame. But when it was time to leave this ride at the end, someone said "How can Front Left score 250 points when there's no-one there?" It was so funny.

Ah, the Ferris Wheel. I took my dad's camera up with me and started sniping one person in particular. My sister. She went separate ways to us.
The queue moved swiftly, and we got on. My aunt and her sons came along, but since they were further back in the queue, they couldn't be in the same pod as us. The Wheel is a great ride to chill out on, and to get a great view on the Park. But this doesn't beat the London Eye. Experiences are documented in the blog written on about 16th November 2007 or something like that. Another minor detail that I can't help but remember!

We had such a great time! Actually, when we arrived, there were some boats in a pool that you could control if you put some money in. 50p, I think. But some of them already had one credit loaded in them!! That was cool, we got a free go. I had a bit of a go, but then my brother wanted to take over. I thought that if I could switch to one of the unoccupied ones then I'll get more time on it. So I let my brother on the station I was on. I got to station 6 and pressed the start button. I thought that the boat was hidden away from sight, and that I could move it away. The station was definitely loaded with one cred. I pushed on the forward controls. Tried turning. Backwards. Tried pressing the little 'reject' button whereby you can get your money back. It won't budge. I had a good look at the pool by sweeping my gaze from one side to the other. No use. When my session was over - yep, before it had started - I had a look around the corner to see if it had escaped and got out of range. Then the other side, near the wall on which the stations were mounted. There it was. No wonder I couldn't find my ship. Smart move.

We went on a rollercoaster. I don't really like rollercoasters, but I haven't had much experience on one before. We chose the least scary ride, but it still went fast. I suppose that's just the way rollercoasters are. It felt really great, that ride. The going fast bit really get the adrenaline pumping. And, again waiting in the queue were my aunt, and her sons. They followed us around for a bit and went on the same rides as we did.

Another train ride. This time it's the traditional steam train impression, but it's actually an electric train, I think. Got to be electric at least, any maybe a fossil fuel too. The last time, I can remember, something went wrong in the train, and we had to walk back. That was funny, and weird at the same time. Now this time we were in the queue and people boarded on as normal. The train filled up, and there were no more spaces as we got at the front of the queue. We had to wait for the train to go around once and then we could go on. The train journey, well that was ordinary for once.

Home time. We're all tired from a long day out. And so am I for typing stuff about one day. I've still got two more events yet!


A week later was Sunday 18th May. On this day we went to the safari park in the West Midlands. That's why it's called Wast Midlands Safari Park. First of all there was a debate over who came and who stayed. My brother was stubborn to say that he wanted to stay at home, even though we had paid Clubcard Points for him to go. So he stayed home, despite our encouragement. We took off, then after about an hour of travelling, £2 cash changed hands, along with four Clubcard Vouchers, and we were in.

First stop - the drive-thru safari. There were actually roads built on the safari, which meant the animals could have a free roam of the space around them. That's fair; they needn't be kept in a factory for eternity. And it's good for us because that means that we can take some quality photos of them in action, like the professionals on TV. There were so many different animals, it was hard to take snaps of them all.

Let's think of something funny that happened here... Yeah, I kept taking photos of more minor details, such as road signs, the ground, and pointless zooms. I also took great pictures of cars lined up waiting for this giraffe to cross the road. There were so many animals - oh I've already said it.

And apparently they're using elephant dung to make the ground fertile for growing crops on. That's a nice way to utilise the wasted waste of wastefulness. I wonder what they're going to do with the stuff they're going to grow. A new animal run-around? Or maybe just to feed the animals.

It took us very long to get all the way round. But when we did we got a parking space and dashed to the toilet. A well-earned break..! Heh. After having your hands washed, we went to get some fast food. There was a stall that was actually a trailer that can be put on a car. That's where we got our hotdog and cheeseburger. The burgers had run out when I had my order placed, so I waited for a minute for the food to cook. It was really fast. Unbelievable. Ach, you must stop me from telling you all the minor details!

We went to see a sealion show. The traditional tradition of traditionalism. Yeah, I'd already seen it before, but I never seem to actually get bored of it. They're that entertaining. I didn't get any pictures of this, or even a video. I forgot about my camera and just had a glance at the show. They've now got a new in-training sealion on the show, called Solo or something.

Oh, I've got a chat opened now.

There's now a place where you can get up close and personal with the goats - that means inside their enclosure. And it didn't half stink! I took some nice photos of my family with the goats. We had no fodder for them to eat, so we left after a while and washed our hands under the outdoor tap.

Yep, the paragraphs are getting gradually shorter as the sky gets gradually darker.

Can't think...
Chat's closed.

The rides - we didn't go on them because it meant we had to pay more money. Didn't want to do that. Skip a few hours and we're in the arcade. The tuppence pushers are the best. We exchanged some money for 2 pence pieces and got a load back. Haven't counted my bounty. But I know that we got 18 tickets, none of which we have spent. We plan to save them for the next time, so we can get more.

Yawn, it's dark.

Time to go home and we had to climb this really steep hill. It took a while, but I was only glad that I didn't have to get up on a bike. One of the nightmares on a bike is the hill. Going down is sweet, but going up... You have to dismount.


My time is over. Not enough time to write the next event, it's been 75 minutes already just writing this recount.

Hope you've had fun reading it. I'll write the next part - what happened today - in full detail next time. Probably tomorrow, don't know yet.

Signing off,
WI
WG

Hey I've tried adding this blog and it CRASHED!! Good job I copied it onto Notepad.
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