Happy Independence Day! :D
The vacation to Virginia Beach continues, spending today celebrating the 234th birthday of these United States… my favorite holiday of the year 
é›…é›… and I first spent the afternoon unsuccessfully trying to find parking somewhere near the Oceanfront, eventually giving up 2 hours later. I’m so accustomed to being at the beach either early in the morning or late at night that I totally forgot how insane it gets in the middle of the day 
The Hurricane
We made up for it by heading to Wild Water Rapids for a few hours1 
Moving around was a little difficult due to quarter-sized blisters I got on the balls of my feet Friday, but a pair of bandages and some flip flops solved the problem. I even took the opportunity to ride The Hurricane, the crazy high-speed contraption in the photo.2
I chickened out back in 2008 but figured I’d give it a shot this time around. It was an experience 
Then we headed back to the grandparent’s house for the usual Independence Day grilled hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, and various other summer food… and ice cream 
After that we took the 10-minute walk to Mount Trashmore Park for the annual fireworks show.
I know y’all couldn’t be there with me, so I recorded a bit of video on my phone and posted it on YouTube so you can pretend
Hopefully all of you had a fun and festive day! Have a great night y’all!
- Our 3rd theme park in 3 days: we went to Busch Gardens with the family yesterday, and to Water Country USA by ourselves the day before. Crazy expensive but sooooo much fun [↩]
- For my NC-based readers, the Hurricane is similar to the Dragon’s Den ride at Emerald Pointe… except you’re not on an inner tube. It’s just you.
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