Super Amazing Vacation of Awesomeness: Day 4

 

Well today was Roller Coaster Day.  We drove on over to Bush Garden's park where, much to Daphne, Tait, and my surprise, we were allowed to go off on our own and enjoy the park!  Probably just because it was smaller than out previous parks and not a lot of people were there (in comparison), but it was still pretty awesome. :)
First of all we went to the Wallaby and Kangaroo areas.  There I saw these strange creatures for the first time in my life!  They were so incredibly calm and well behaved, you could go right up to the fence and pet them on the head, back, neck, and snout.  Actually, during our visit, a wallaby squeezed through the gaps in the fence to go out and explore!  I tagged along and basically treated it like our family dog. ;)

Then was the death defying stunts.  First we went on a roller coaster called Sheikra.  Here's a few pictures of what it looks like.

Sheikra

Yes.  That is a sheer drop.  A SHEER DROP.  And that last picture?  The second guy from the left on the second row in the turquoise shorts?  Yep.  That's me.  Screaming for my life.  Screaming actually really does help during roller coasters.  When you're bellowing like a wounded boar, it really does bring out the man in you. ;)
And to leave this post off, all we did for the rest of the day was ride on all the roller coasters we found in the park.  Here most of them are!

Cheetah Hunt

(This one actually went on for about 3/4ths of a mile)

 

Kumba

(A ton of loop-de-loops)

 

Gwazi

(THIS one was terrifying.  I was SURE it was going to fall to pieces as we rode it.  I mean it was made out of wood.  WOOD PEOPLE!)

 

Scorpion

(Okay, so this one was pretty basic as roller coasters go.  You climb up, you drop, you do a loop, then a lot of G-force to impress you)

 

Montu

(This is probably the winner.  Here you go on the loops upside down with feet dangling in the air.  SO. MUCH. FUN.)