We had packed almost everything the night before and were ready to take off in the morning. We left around 8:30 and headed south after grabbing breakfast. Traffic was fairly light as we kept east of the DC beltway and made pretty good time. We went over the Nice Memorial Bridge into Virginia. We stopped at Wawa and filled up one of our tires since it was getting really flat. Its pressure was 16 when it should be 30. So that was fixed and we moved on. Soon after the front right tire started clicking. I was hoping it was minor and we could get it fixed after the trip. So we decided to keep driving.
We made it to Busch Gardens around 1:30 and headed into the park. My annual pass voucher was good enough to get us free parking and we headed in. We traded in our vouchers for real tickets and went into the park.
We started off taking a spin around the park in the train from the Scotland. After the train we ran over to Elmo's Forest of Fun and watched the Sunny Day Celebration. They actually had Grover in the show so that was fun ( they also had Abby, Cookie Monster, Zoe and of course Elmo).
Saturday and Sunday were the last two days of Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival. I started off in Scotland with a Scotch Egg which was pretty good but a little dry. Next we headed towards Italy. On our way through we stopped at the Spain pavilion and grabbed a couple of glasses of Sangria. It was pretty good, but small. Next we headed for Germany.
At this point the kids were asleep. So I took advantage of the time and got some Currywurst and a beer flight (4 beers, probably 4oz each) and took some time drinking those. The sausage was good and the beers ranged from good to excellent. (Spaten Oktoberfest - Excellent, Franziskaner hefe-weisse - very good, Bitburger - good, Kostritzer - very good).
We decided to do the Rhine River boats next. We make our way down the big hill to find stairs at the bottom. Two nice women helped us get both strollers down to the bottom. We woke up the girls and headed on to the boat. While in line, Lily's diaper leaked poop everywhere. After cleaning off the walkway, we made a beeline for the strollers. I put my camera down and we got the kids ready to head back up the hill. At this point, my camera fell of the top of the stroller and hit the concrete, breaking the lens. We headed up and Amanda took Lilly to the bathroom while I took Ari over to the land of the dragons. She rode the boats and the lady bugs. We saw the water play area and took note of that for later (there was one in the Sesame Street section as well).
We headed out around 6:30 and made our way to the hotel in Chesapeake, VA. We stopped at a Cracker Barrel on the way. The hotel was a few blocks away. After checking in we headed for the pool and took a quick swim before heading to bed. Ari had a really hard night which I'm sure had something to do with spending hours in the car. It didn't help that the bed Ari was supposed to have wasn't available as she was expecting. Plus I think the swimming got her a little wired.
We made it to Busch Gardens around 1:30 and headed into the park. My annual pass voucher was good enough to get us free parking and we headed in. We traded in our vouchers for real tickets and went into the park.
We started off taking a spin around the park in the train from the Scotland. After the train we ran over to Elmo's Forest of Fun and watched the Sunny Day Celebration. They actually had Grover in the show so that was fun ( they also had Abby, Cookie Monster, Zoe and of course Elmo).
Saturday and Sunday were the last two days of Busch Gardens Food and Wine Festival. I started off in Scotland with a Scotch Egg which was pretty good but a little dry. Next we headed towards Italy. On our way through we stopped at the Spain pavilion and grabbed a couple of glasses of Sangria. It was pretty good, but small. Next we headed for Germany.
At this point the kids were asleep. So I took advantage of the time and got some Currywurst and a beer flight (4 beers, probably 4oz each) and took some time drinking those. The sausage was good and the beers ranged from good to excellent. (Spaten Oktoberfest - Excellent, Franziskaner hefe-weisse - very good, Bitburger - good, Kostritzer - very good).
We decided to do the Rhine River boats next. We make our way down the big hill to find stairs at the bottom. Two nice women helped us get both strollers down to the bottom. We woke up the girls and headed on to the boat. While in line, Lily's diaper leaked poop everywhere. After cleaning off the walkway, we made a beeline for the strollers. I put my camera down and we got the kids ready to head back up the hill. At this point, my camera fell of the top of the stroller and hit the concrete, breaking the lens. We headed up and Amanda took Lilly to the bathroom while I took Ari over to the land of the dragons. She rode the boats and the lady bugs. We saw the water play area and took note of that for later (there was one in the Sesame Street section as well).
We headed out around 6:30 and made our way to the hotel in Chesapeake, VA. We stopped at a Cracker Barrel on the way. The hotel was a few blocks away. After checking in we headed for the pool and took a quick swim before heading to bed. Ari had a really hard night which I'm sure had something to do with spending hours in the car. It didn't help that the bed Ari was supposed to have wasn't available as she was expecting. Plus I think the swimming got her a little wired.
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