A day in the park | Journey to Ali

Before we left Hefei, we went back out to the amusement park and enjoyed some of the more “tame” rides! Plus, I took a few shots on the “ride of death” that Ali and I went on the other day!

Ok, so lets set the record straight for those people back home that thing I’m a baby about that ride. Here is what this thing looked like during the daytime!

And here are what the cars look like swinging through the air at probably 100mph or faster! I mean, this thing was 100 feet tall if it was an inch! As you see below, these poor souls are plummeting to their death!

Being more sedate in our preferences now, we walked toward the Duck Boats!

The process was made MUCH easier with our Jibbigo translator app! Last year, with Caleb, we had to find a lady that spoke a very little bit of English and have her help us rent a boat. This time, I typed in “Duck Boat” into the translator, we paid our money, and we were on our way…

Now, remember … Aly is beautiful but a little klutzy. So getting her ON the duck boat was a little more challenging than maybe someone else!

Once we were on, it was a LITTLE bit tight for five people.

We were literally on the other side of the lake when one of the employees chased us down in his boat to tell us that we were listing dangerously to one side. I guess when you put 200 lbs of American on one side, the boat doesn’t do so well. After lots of loud Chinese that we didn’t understand and much hand gesturing, we realized that people needed to move!

Brittany handled the navigation needs …

We let Ali try her hand and steering also!

Ali grab the camera and decided to take a few more of her own shots!

We pulled back into the docks as it started to rain a little bit.

On our way out we passed back through the amusement park area and Ali and Brittany wanted to ride the bumper cars.

Ali couldn’t figure out how to actually DRIVE the car, so one of the staff had to come out and show her. If my insurance agent is reading this, please skip over this part. My premiums are high enough as they are!

Two hands on the wheel, honey, at all times! Notice the look of abject terror on Brittany’s face!

Brittany wanted to go on the Ferris wheel, so I thought that ride probably moved at a speed that I can handle!

Now, mind you, it wasn’t until I got ON the dumb thing that I realized that this is a ride that has been around MANY, MANY years and has a LOT of rust! While good for tiny little kids, I wasn’t so sure of the ability to handle my weight. It was a little disconcerting.