Day 3

     We saved the best for last! We woke up early and packed up after breakfast. We stopped to return our keys, and I tried to tell the staff that the map is a mess and to tell incoming guests to go the easier way along the road. The lady kept correcting me, and I am sad to say I was overcome with the spirit of Lady Cathrine De Bourgh and stated that she needn't tell me about the roads as I will never grace their establishment again. Daniel followed behind my sweeping exit and murmured good-humouredly about getting in a final sting. I was quite put out.

    We drove to Silverdollar City. We went early enough to get good parking; however, with our inexperience, we parked a good distance away. They have regular trams and buses to bring you up to the front. We joined the rapidly lengthening queue and settled in to wait. There were signs that said it was a 6 min walk, and after the second tram bypassing our stop, we decided to trudge up to the entrance. 

    There are several artisans throughout the park. They had demonstrations throughout the day. We saw the taffy maker make caramel-flavored taffy. It was fun watching them work.

We took the train and endured train robbers. Emily gave one of them some of our popcorn.

    Teddy went on this ride, and there was an adult and his father getting on the ride too. They were recreating a picture from when he was a little kid. It was fun talking to his mom as we waved at our kids on the ride. 

    This Huck Fun water ride was Henry's favorite. It has hand-cranked water cannons all around the ride and on the ride, so you can interact with people waiting to get on or passersby. When I first entered the park, I saw several people in swimsuits, and I was wondering why, but there were a surprising amount of water rides. 

    He got absolutely soaked, but loved shooting the cannons. We went into Grandpa's mansion, the place is full of optical illusions and surprises. It was nice and cool in the slanted room, as I sat on the downward slanted bench, it was the most comfortable I'd been in days! I didn't want to move.

An army of Henrys!

    After a long day playing, we started for home, stopped off for some ice cream at Brahms. Daniel had remembered them from various trips in the past, and it was well worth the trip. The store sells many things, with a ton of ice cream and dairy products, as well as a fast-food side. Apparently, you can even get a bag of burgers!

    The Ice cream was wonderful and just what we needed to finish our trip. We headed home for some well-deserved rest.