I liked the Loch Ness Monster, though it was the first amusement park ride I've ridden in over a decade. A little nervousness is perfectly fine!
Arkham horror was *extremely* badass as expected. It benefited from having a smaller group than usual to play with.
Friday- We all just got in, said hello and watched some games. Pretty simple. I talked a fair bit with Donna and Shale in the car.
Saturday- Busch Gardens! We got to the park around noon that day. The park was pretty, and we had good luck with lines. Why? It was so blisteringly hot the entire time. It was over around 105 with the heat index as I said before, and there is a giant water park nearby. We get into the park and head straight for Scotland. I went on the Loch Ness Monster and had a fairly good time in spite of being scared silly by the ride. Much thanks to Cid for being my seatmate. We then went to Italy, where people got drinks. Our next ride was the teacups. Four adults in a teacup equals both pain and hilarity, and Xer is going to die for taking photos. We then ride the tilt a whirl twice in a row, which results in getting smashed. From there it was time to cool off, so we head to the roman rapids. That had a longer line than the giant roller coasters in the heat, but only took us about a half hour of waiting to get to. I got completely fucking *soaked* from head to toe thanks to the stupid rapids spinning me around at the best (worst) possible time. I wouldn't mind if my shoes hadn't gotten it as well. It was then time for lunch! I had a burger and fries with iced tea. Grossly overpriced at 12 dollars for the meal? Yes, but the food was pretty good. We then wandered through the park, saw some of the nature preserve stuff (Bald Eagles and wolves), then headed for the bumper car area. At this point everyone was pretty whipped, so we head back. I get split up from the group as no one heard me say I had to renew my season pass. That sucked. I ride back with Shale/Donna, get a double gulp and OD on soda.
Everyone takes a shower and gets cleaned up. Pyro makes a subway run while Cid and I set up Arkham Horror. We managed to somehow win the game in spite of being horribly dicked over by the first environment card. No gate sealing? BURN IN HELL GAME. Monsters were at least trivial, minus Xer missing 19/20 rolls and getting put in the hospital by a vampire. Anyway, Arkham rules as I said.
Sunday- Get up, eat, Smash! Cid wanted to head out by noon, as did Shale/Donna. we played smash for 45ish minutes, then get packed up and leave.
Pyro did a great job at hosting, and it was good to see the rest. Nice meeting Donna too.
