Water Country USA is a huge water park. There were MANY slides. We worked our way around the park and rode most of them. They also had a very fun wave pool (Bob's favorite) and two (yes, I said 2) lazy rivers. The one that we used was the Hubba Hubba Highway.
Before we got in to the river, we saw signs that recommended you use a Coast Guard certified life jacket. I thought that was odd, since it is not usually necessary for a lazy river. We put them on and entered the water. Oh my goodness! The current was so fast that it just pushed you along. There would be no stopping. You were moving. Life jackets were necessary for non-strong swimmers.
We rode one person (SJ's favorite), two person, three person and 4 person slides. We stayed at the water park for almost 6 hours. We were tired from all of the fun at the water park. We went back to the hotel and got dressed. Bob wanted to play shuffleboard, so we played a few rounds before dinner. SJ was on my husband's team and they lost. I don't think SJ was super aware of the score, because he didn't have any meltdowns over losing.
We returned the equipment to the front desk and then dined at the hotel restaurant, Huzzah! (A very fun name to say...go ahead, try it!) The boys chose to make their own pizza. The waitress brought out a tray with pizza dough, sauce and cheese. They built their pizzas and then wrote their names on a tongue depressor before they went in the oven.
The food was very good and the boys' behavior was the best we had seen all vacation. After dinner, we drove to Busch Gardens for our last visit. It was after 8 p.m. and the park was open until 10. We let the boys play some games and then they rode a few rides. The boys were on the swings when the fireworks display started. Bob said he didn't like that he was on a moving ride for the fireworks, but I thought it was pretty cool.
After the fireworks, the boys and my husband rode the bumper cars. When they were done, he told me to get in line for Verbolten. I did and it was awesome! I didn't get off the ride until 10:20 p.m. As we made our way through the now closed amusement park, the boys were walking as if they had cement in their shoes. They were so tired. I knew they would sleep well tonight.
We got back to the hotel at 10:45. The boys quickly brushed their teeth, got on their pajamas and we asleep by 11. If that is not a sign of a good vacation day, I don't know what is.
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