An Evening At the Carnival

It seems we had the carnival come to town and was at the high school, so Katrina & I went over and she had herself some fun.

I remember my days of hanging out at the Miami/Dade fair with rides from the carnival based near our home (Amusements of America). With carnivals, there is always a blaze of light and color mixed with sounds, smells and action. A veritable confluence of sensory overload which intoxicates the youth.

Katrina bought herself a wristband so she could go on any ride she wished to.

Ah, the glass house. I showed Katrina the secret of walking through the maze without going 'bump!' by looking at the seams in the flooring to show you what is glass and what isn't.

Next, she decided to go through a fun-house and tried a hand-stand in the rotating drum at the exit. She didn't... quite... make it all the way around. Ka-Thump!

As she got on this kiddie-ride, her friend said; "I wish I could go on that ride with you". Since it was a very slow night, the attendant let her on for free. Hi Kitty and Katrina!

Here we are at the Wipeout. It's a 3-axis platform that if you ride it for too long or too many times, you just might (as the announcer described it), "blow chunks".

So, it starts spinning in a circle, then it lifts you up at 45 degrees. After it goes up, it then starts moving on an elliptical pattern, swaying on an eccentric. That'll throw your sense of equilibrium off!

Flash! I see you!

Here's Katrina, about to attack with her bumper car. After seeing her expression, I'm starting to wonder if she will look like this while she's driving...

Attack! Smack! After three rounds of bumper cars, Katrina went back to the Wipeout. Needless to say, she got real close to rendering 'oral emissions', so we sat down on the grass for a while, then when she no longer felt the symptoms of vertigo, we headed for home. Yep, just as much fun as I remember it...