Playtime

If kite flying wasn't enough fun for the weekend then Sunday just took it to the extreme. Ian, Gav, Jade, Jilly and myself ventured out to the PNE Playland for a day of excitement and terror as we took on the most hardcore rides this theme park had to offer.

There were many highlights including the Hellevator, The Crazy Beach Party, The Break Dance and the Wooden Rollercoaster. The Wooden Rollercoaster was exactly as it sounds. A giant wooden rollercoaster which was very fast. The only problem was that you weren't strapped down too tightly, meaning you kept leaving your seat everytime you went up and down a drop. I think one or two of us took some physical battering but we all lived to tell the tale.

I also won at crazy golf. Follow the pictures below to see my historic victory.


The Hellevator. Just one long vertical drop. It wasn't as fast as I expected it to be, but the worst part was just hanging there at the top. Nice view though


Everyone eagerly awaiting for the gates to open. Run, run as fast as you can to get to the rides


Crazy Beach Party. Funnily enough there was no beach or party on this ride. Plenty of craziness though


Gav, Jilly, Ian and Jade after we'd just been on the log flume. I did get a little bit wet


The Break Dance ride. Like most theme park rides it involved a lot of spinning around


Ian and Jade on the Mouse


Ian's shortcut ran into problems


Myself and Gav pondering our next moves on oversized draughts. This game went on for hours


Amateurs


Teeing up on the last hole. I was so far infront I didn't even have to look at the ball


Standing victorious after 18 holes of crazy golf. Special mention to Ian who finished 17 shots off the pace


The new Haagen Dazs poster


Jade testing her might with a hammer


That was the Playland, see you next time


To finish the weekend off we went to see the Vancouver Whitecaps beat the Minnesota Thunder 3-0.

The Brazilians have already started their world cup victory celebrations