It isn’t truly summer until I go to Noah’s Ark. For those of you who live under a rock, Noah’s Ark Water Park is America’s largest water park (yes, we have both the World’s Largest Music Festival and America’s Largest Water Park…Wisconsin is awesome). According to Wikipedia (always a legit source), it has almost 50 waterslides, among other fun water attractions. For the past few years I’ve gone with two friends of mine (three is actually a great number because most rides are either individual or for 3+ riders). I wasn’t sure if we were going to make it this year, but since I’m leaving for England and probably won’t be able to go for the next few years, a trip to Noah’s Ark was a must.
We went on a ton of the rides. Black Anaconda, the water-coaster, was the first ride we hit up. We went on the Time Warp twice (singing “Let’s do the Time Warp again!!!!!” over and over), an awesome ride the drops you into pitch darkness, sprays water at you, then sends you shooting down into a whirlpool like bowl. I even braved The Plunge, which wasn’t as scary as I remembered it being when I was little. In fact, it was loads of terrifying fun. After a lunch break we did all of the oldies but goodies: Witches Gulch (pitch black with a scary drop), Twin Twisters, Big Kahuna Wave Pool, and Kowabunga! We lounging in inner tubes on the Adventure River, suntanned by the wave pool, and stood on the Flash Flood wall where we were nearly knocked over by a humungous wall of water.
The only downside to the trip: I got horrible, horrible, HORRIBLE sunburn. And I even applied sunscreen FOUR (4) times! And it wasn’t just the usual sunburn on my shoulders and nose, oh no. I got horribly burnt on my lower back, upper thighs, and stomach. Awkward much? Oh well. I’m hoping it will morph into a gorgeous tan that will last me through the upcoming sunless English winter.
The day ended on a good note, however. We got dinner at Moose Jaw, a must-visit restaurant and brewery in the Dells. We sat at the bar while we waited for our table and enjoyed home-brewed beer (the vats were literally ten feet away); I got their Rustic Red, while my friends got a Golden Lager and a Wildberry Ale. We also HAD to order their to-die-for beer bread with honey butter. I kid you not, I could have eaten the entire loaf by myself and then some. When got to our table, we finished off the leftover honey butter (we don’t like being wasteful) and ordered a large Hawaiian pizza (to keep up the whole watery-tropical feel the day had going for it). It was delicious. After stuffing ourselves to the brink of bursting, we made our journey home. Overall, a wonderful summery day out with two of my best girls.
So, got any great Noah's Ark stories? What's your favorite ride? Any awkward bathing suit moments? (We all have those...no worries...)
No Scorpion's Tail or Point of No Return?? Sad, sad. Just kidding. They are both terrifying. Nojus and I went last summer and got terribly sunburned. We couldn't even sleep on our backs. So painful!
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