R-V There Yet?

We have had a wonderful time, but were also glad to see this day arrive.  Our final day with the girls was to be spent at the Firewheel  Hawaiian Falls Waterpark in Garland, TX.

I’ll have to hand it to Tinka, she planned things and kept everyone moving the entire week.  I don’t know how she kept up the energy level.  I positioned myself for the day under a small palapa with my book and didn’t really move except for a float on the Lazy River.

Tinka also took advantage of the Lazy River which makes a slow 1/4 mile circle.

The girls exhausted themselves moving from one attraction to the next.

Fountains

Half-Pipe

Playground areas that give you a surprise soak.

Waiting for the waves a the wave pool.

Small Slides

And large tubes.

The fun continued until park closing time at 6:00 PM.  Then we picked up some happy meals for the kids and delivered them to their parents.  We realize, once again, why young people have kids.

On the way home we ordered take-out from Olive Garden, grabbed a bottle of wine and went home to collapse.

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Swim Day, also known as “Regain Our Sanity Day”, turned out to be another beautiful day.

Cedar Hill State Park is located on Joe Pool Lake just minutes south of downtown Dallas, TX. The park is quite wooded and prior to our arrival, in order to insure TV reception, we wandered the entire place with a compass to determine satellite-dome-friendly sites.  In other words, RV sites that open toward the south and are long enough for our rig.  Many sites are quite short and can handle a car for tenters.  All site areas are large and most have a covered picnic table.  There are several clean bath houses with toilets and showers.  Most sites have 30 AMP electric and water.  There are two large dump stations.

We selected several sites and, upon arrival, found our third selection available.  We had a long site and lake access.  We have a path that extends about 50 yards to our “private” beach.

The girls love the spot and spent quite a bit of time there making “rocks” which consisted of mud and shells.

We had planned to tour the Penn Farm, which is located on the park property, but it was too hot.

Tinka decided to take the girls over to the designated swimming area near the park’s yacht club.

The girls had a great time, but mentioned that they like their own little beach just as well.   After dining in style on hot dogs, the girls were spent.

Now for the test, under the 5th wheel, I spotted this beetle.

I’ve never seen one like it.  It was about an inch long and just crawled around slowly.  If anyone knows the name of this critter, please let us know.

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Another day with the grandchildren, another amusement adventure.  Today was Six Flags Over Texas.  I figured that we put in about 1.5 hours per flag.

Our first ride was a huge water ride that drenched us completely.  It’s been decades since I had the opportunity to wander around for hours with damp underwear.Refer to UFM underwear blog for a complete guide on men’s intimate hygiene care.

It was 98 degrees today.  They have the nerve to charge $6.00 for two bottles of water.   Thank goodness that they have drinking fountains and misters (Fans that spew a fine spray of water.) to keep you cool.

The biggest treat for all, except Tinka, was the Judge Roy Scream roller coaster.

This wooden coaster is one of the oldest in the park and still as much fun.

Here’s the first of many successful exits.

The sombrero went over well with the kids.  There is something about a ride that only goes backwards that I don’t like.

The girls look a little bored on the Mini-Mine Train

Only Ayden would ride the Gunslinger, a giant rotating swing.

Tinka and Gracie tried their hand at the parachute, in the background.

The place is lousy with superheros and cartoon characters.  These were my favorites.

Every time that we saw one of the characters, Gracie made a bee line to them to give them a big hug.

Apparently Ayden was too shy, except for this dirty old man.

Even Tinka got into the act.  The old man does pretty well with the ladies.

Here’s a tip.  If you want to try to go Six Flags, I would suggest that you purchase your tickets online.

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Fort Worth is loaded with really great museums.  So while we were in town, we decided to head over to the Fort Worth Museum of Science where they house a terrific IMAX theater. The name of the theater is the Omni Theater.  Currently showing is the film, appropriately enough, Night at the Museum, 2.

The girls, hiding in the bushes, barely escaped this dinosaur on the way in to the theater.

The flashbulb ogre stole Ben Stiller’s the face from the poster.

This was Rick’s first IMAX.  The screen is huge and fills the dome of the theater.  The chairs recline for easy viewing.

Bring a sweater.  It gets pretty cold in there.

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