Mini-Dew and I woke up bright and early on Monday to maximize our time at Busch Gardens in Tampa. We loaded in the car, making only a brief (but necessary) stop at the local Starbucks for some fuel for the trip down. I'm not a huge fan of driving, and I especially hate long road trips where I have to drive, but I survived it. Unfortunately, Mini-Dew isn't a fan of glare on her laptop, so this was my driving companion for the trip. I'm sure passersby were intrigued.
We arrived at Busch Gardens right at 11, and fortunately before the crowds got too bad. It was a BEAUTIFUL day to attend a theme park. The temperatures were mild (for Tampa), and the park offers plenty of shade and fans. We went through some water bottles though. Our first ride was the Montu
When the ride opened on May 16, 1996, it was the world's tallest and fastest inverted roller coaster. Montu's record was short lived; one year later, it was succeeded by Alpengeist at sister park Busch Gardens Williamsburg. Montu, however, still holds the record for the number of inversions on an inverted coaster with seven. ~wikipedia
It's settled, my physical health will no longer support me in riding wooden roller coasters. The Gwazi, a dueling wooden coaster, was the roughest wooden coaster I have ever been on. At point, my brain rattled so hard, I thought I might have permanent brain damage. My muscles were all tight, as my chiropractor told me to, and I was actually afraid that my tight jaw would cause my teeth to shatter at points.
The ShiekRa...
The Kumba was really cool except for twisting into all the loops, and there were lots of those.
The Jungala Stilt Walkers were pretty amazing in their cool costumes, able to contort into interesting shapes and poses. My favorite was the frog, but the walking stick was cool.
Finally, as we were heading to the Montu before leaving, we passed this gigantic tortoise. Very cool.
Have a lovely day!
~Dewdrop
I had the pleasure of riding the Montu shortly after it was opened..I loved it!! would love to ride them all one day!! Come on Dew, ride the Shiek-ra!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure I will eventually. I am quite the dare devil...
ReplyDeletewhat fun.
ReplyDeletejust dropping by for my weekly "how are yous". we missed you last week too.
Fun and wonderful captures Dew.
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