Well, one plan was to go for a scenic drive in the Fiero. Since the transmission is out, so is that idea. Another plan was to eat dinner at the boathouse, but that was also nixed. I tried to rent a mansion on Lindell, but that fell through.
The eldest ”daughter” is watching the kids for a few hours.
We've done the trolley, the riverboat, the Chase Plaza Hotel, the restaurants in the Loop and Old Town, and tours of a bunch of the historic towns around here. We went canoeing, and later on a paddle boat. We toured the homes in Whitmoor, and some nice houses in Camelot Estates. We went for a carriage ride. We had the cultural performers (complete with gongs, bamboo dance and blow-darts). We went to a tropical beach and played in the water. We danced (I'm being generous) at Casaloma Ballroom.
The dance was fun. As we pulled into the parking lot, the attendant handed me an envelope of rattle-snake eggs. My wife had never seen snake eggs, so I let her look in the envelope.
I tried to get us on the ”sink-a-ship” competition, where you fire cannons at a boat in a small river, but apparently that's too dangerous. The cannon-balls are about 4 inches in diameter, and there is constant supervision. They clean and load, and you get to aim and fire. But deafness probably follows.
Mud wrestling is probably out.
