Two Days of Vacation

Hello,

We had two full days in the middle time. At the beginning and the end there were half days. On the two full days, schedules were planned for the maximum “fun”. Leroy and I just went a long with whatever the plan was. We were not particularly consulted as others took charge. Our main goal was enjoying the family time together.

People who know this spot as outdoor activities asked, “What did you do there in October?”

We were at a resort that had three large indoor water parks so that is where the majority of time was spent. Leroy and I also took some walks on the trails that were surrounding this place. The kids played sand volley ball as well as soccer. Each of the children’s family has at least one young member who is in a soccer learning experience. We were fortunate to have two very nice days, not hot, but wonderful fall weather that the sun quickly warmed.

Also at the resort was a rope climbing experience that our youngest was too short to do. Two of the others turned around after a bit as fear took the upper hand. They started above an arcade, so about the second story level and could go up to the next level. Sometimes there were wide wooden steps to use with ropes on the sides and sometimes not. All participants were in a harness so they could not fall to the floor below. However, I am not sure that all trusted the harness. A few places had only the tight rope to traverse. Some had well spaced steps, sometimes the steps were at angles. All proceeded with caution, as the predominate feeling was that it was a bit scary. Leroy commented that he did not realize that adults could do it, had he known he would have done so. I knew it, but did not venture out. Personally I thought it was a good challenge.

Most of our time was spent in the water getting wrinkled hands and feet. There were many slide possibilities. If you wished there was a hot tub in each park. Some slides were aimed at an older group and some were for the small ones.

As would be expected life guards were abundant. I even saw one in action as he dashed in to pull a small one out of the water when the adult with them was not watching them slip out of the raft and underwater. The world is full of good helpers.

Paula