We met my mother-in-law, Donna, in Richmond and treked a few another hour down the road to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA. It was the best time to go just after Labor Day and now that all the kiddos are in school. There was no congestion and there were no lines for the rides, AT ALL! We waited max 5 minutues for any ride we went on. The weather was a perfect mid 70's to low 80's and minimal humidity. We couldn't have picked a better day to go!!
This park is so much more than just a theme park. In addition to meeting Jack Hanna and getting his autograph, and eating smoked barbeque ribs and funnel cakes, we...
Saw beautiful blooming flowers and a thriving butterfly habitat.
Enjoyed the peacefulness of a coy pond and flowing waterfall.
Saw this beautiful 56-year-old parrott.
Watched the Grey Wolf show and this alpha-female howled for us. It was so cool!
Watched her brother, the alpha-male, did his own thing by going under the logs rather than jumping over!
Enjoyed the smaller and larger details of the park in each region. This bridge leads into Ireland!
Watched in awe of the Clydsdale horses and their huge hooves!
Enjoyed the nostalgia of the older era beer delivery cart!
Wondered if we were really in a theme park with huge roller coasters or if we were on a moutain trail way back in the woods.
Enjoyed the rides, of course! I sat out the log ride because I didn't want to get wet, but Donna and Matt obviously had a blast! Matt and I rode most of the larger rides before he got full from the funnel cake and wedidn't get to go on the Lockness Monster or the Griffon (yes, the 2 largest roller coasters in the park). Luckily, we have passes to go until the first of November, so maybe we will get to go back to finish our adventure!
Donna bought me this beautiful pearl bracelet at the Oyster gift shop!
We ended the day with the caricature artist! We call this piece "Our Beach Vacation", which we have both missed out on for the past two summers!
We had a wonderful Saturday and are looking forward to venturing back soon!
