Mike and Kim have a nice new Dodge Caravan with seven seats, so we decided that was the way to go. Sandy and I met them bright and early at the WalMart at the south side of town where we left the Kia for the day. Mike drove while I took the shotgun seat to navigate. Instead of the GPS recommended route across Highway 169 south of Parry Sound, we took Highway 141 through Rosseau, on of my favourite Ontario motorcycle roads. It was fun even in the van.
The parking lot was starting to fill up when we arrived at Santa's Village. We found a spot near the end of the main lot and walked over to the front gate, where we found a small line of smiling parents and kids waiting to buy admission tickets.
A rare sighting in the parking lot
The girls seemed to have a lot of fun during their visit. I don't have a play by play of all the things we did but took a few pictures to remember the experience.
The girls like roller coasters
The kids stayed close to us
Saying hello to Santa was a must
Mom and Grandma had fun too
My first train ride in quite a while
Half way to the North Pole
Swan rides take pedal power
Jolene waiting for her swan
Robyn is still smiling
This is better than a colouring book
Jolene climbing the nets
And riding a green creature
This was the smoking area
The Ferris wheel wasn't too big
But it's only August.....
One more run on the roller coaster
Jolene shows how it is done
Snow motorcycle?????
Everyone was pretty well worn out by the time we decided to leave. Mike drove back, this time taking Highway 169 through Bala to Highway 69. The return trip was as uneventful as the way down. All in all, it was a great day. I can't wait until we can take them to Canada's Wonderland.
Today's Route (297 minivan miles):
No comments:
Post a Comment