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My St. Louis Zoo Pictures and Trip Wrap-Up

By Melissa Markham on June 9, 2008 9:33 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Yesterday we didn't do much except watch movies in the hotel room and recouperate from our previous two days of adventures. We did try to go swimming at the hotel pool, but unfortunately it was closed. That did not go over well. We did watch three good movies on the Pay Per View Channel though. The Golden Compass, Spiderwick Chronicles and The WaterHorse. Jack liked The Golden Compass best. Katrina and I liked Spiderwick Chronicles the best.

Today we packed up, checked out and spent a few hours at Six Flags St. Louis. It is not a very large park and seems to be heavy on the rollercoaster and dare devil type rides.

We walked around looking for a ride to enjoy.

First we rode the Ferris Wheel, a nice easy ride (though for a son that doesn't like heights, even the Ferris Wheel has its problems). From there we spotted a couple of other interesting looking rides.

The second one we tried was Thunder River. Daniel had his cell phone. I had mine and my camera in a bag. The signs warned that we may get soaked. Daniel was saying...oh, it won't be that bad....

HA! I was completely drenched and wearing blue jeans that were too big for me (and I forgot my belt in Virginia.) The rest of the day I had to keep hitching up my sodden pants. But the ride was a lot of fun. And probably my favorite.

Next Daniel, Katrina, and I rode something called Tony Hawks Big Spin. It was a spinning roller coaster ride. We purchased the DVD, mainly because Katrina wasn't sure she wanted to ride and Daniel told her we would buy the DVD they took during the ride for her if she went. Jack was sure he didn't want to go. I hope in the next couple of days to get that video onto YouTube and share with you.

Then we rode the Carousel. I was disappointed in the Carousel. It hadn't been taken care of or refurbished in a long time. The paint was peeling, the horses were missing their glass eyes and ears, and other pieces of their bodies or saddles. I really hope they remedy that soon.

After the Carousel, we drove around in the go-karts. That was fun. I started out first and ended up next to last (but I liked being in the end, I could drive in the middle of the road and not worry about other drivers!

We watched a cool ride called The Dragon's Wing. This is a drop ride that involves body harnesses, swinging and heights. It looked cool, but Daniel was the only one who wanted to try it and time was running out.

We then headed to Hurricane Harbor - the water park. The kids enjoyed it most of all. There was a tidal pool, a kiddie fun pool with slides and a dumping bucket and several water slides. We left the park around 3 to head back to Bloomington.

We used a GPS for the trip and I just have to say that is such an awesome aide to drivers when you are in strange locations. I am looking forward to using it for the trip back home to Virginia next week.

So, here is the link my St. Louis Zoo Pictures I had set up a really nice slide show in Power Point, but it is huge and I couldn't figure out how to get it to people, so I sent the images to flicker and you can enjoy them there.

Let me know what you think. I have a couple of favorites: The Komodo Dragon, Yoda Frog, Sad Orangutan and Is the Coast Clear?