Last week we went to visit Stephanie’s older sister Emily and her family, including our seven-month-old niece, in Tampa, Florida. A few things to mention:
Riley loves the ukulele! She was completely fascinated by it. She would just stare at it when I played, looking back and forth trying to figure out which hand she wanted to look at. I tried to let her play, and she would kind of strum, but she mainly wanted to grab the strings and pull on them. Fortunately this was a ukulele, which has nylon strings, so she can’t really hurt herself doing that. If it were a guitar, I’d be afraid she’d cut her hands pulling like that on the smaller strings.
We went to Busch Gardens, where we rode The Sheikra. I’ve built this type of roller coaster in Roller Coaster Tycoon, but I had never been to a real park that had one until this weekend. This has to be one of the coolest rides I’ve ever ridden. At the top of that hill they stop the car, facing nearly straight down. Then you drop on the track that is straight down. It was the most intense feeling I’ve ever felt on a roller coaster. Later on there is another hill like that, although it’s not as tall and they don’t bring you to a complete stop before dropping you. I would highly recommend this ride to anyone who likes roller coasters.
I put up a collection of photos from our trip, if you’re interested.
March 12, 3:44 pm
Riley is beautiful! :) Looks like a fun trip!