As we progressed through the park, the next attraction was a little hedge maze. Not too difficult to navigate, but Liam still had to stop for an apple break. He is very insistent when it is time to feed the beast.
In the middle of the maze is a neat little pond with two big frogs and a path of stones crossing the middle. The last step of the path has a pressure plate that makes the frogs shoot water at you. On such a hot nice day, there were lots of little kids enjoying getting sprayed. Liam is still a bit too small for these kinds of antics.
After the maze came another of Liam's favorite things, stairs. This was a really massive staircase and he wanted to walk down them all himself. Claudia got to help him down the stairs while I got to carry the pram down.
At the bottom of the stairs Liam made a new friend. This was a strange gnome that kept announcing "TWO MINUTES UNTIL THE DOVES VISIT SNOW WHITE..... ONE MINUTE 50 SECONDS UNTIL THE DOVES VISIT SNOW WHITE....Etc." Liam liked the gnome and we were curious so we stood around and when the counter hit zero..... nothing at all happened. But the gnome did reset again to three minutes. I wonder where those doves are...
In the middle of the maze is a neat little pond with two big frogs and a path of stones crossing the middle. The last step of the path has a pressure plate that makes the frogs shoot water at you. On such a hot nice day, there were lots of little kids enjoying getting sprayed. Liam is still a bit too small for these kinds of antics. 
After the maze came another of Liam's favorite things, stairs. This was a really massive staircase and he wanted to walk down them all himself. Claudia got to help him down the stairs while I got to carry the pram down. 
At the bottom of the stairs Liam made a new friend. This was a strange gnome that kept announcing "TWO MINUTES UNTIL THE DOVES VISIT SNOW WHITE..... ONE MINUTE 50 SECONDS UNTIL THE DOVES VISIT SNOW WHITE....Etc." Liam liked the gnome and we were curious so we stood around and when the counter hit zero..... nothing at all happened. But the gnome did reset again to three minutes. I wonder where those doves are...
6 comments:
Fraser this is the most fascinating place I have seen for some time.
I am a big fan of this place, we have been 3 or 4 times even before Liam came along.
If you are ever able to come over for a visit, we can of course stop by once again!
Dave, if you want freaky, retro amusement areas, you should go check out Santa's Village near Bracebridge. It's like a timewarp back to the 70's.
http://www.santasvillage.ca/index.php
GS
My Dad took me there as a kid.
I remember the horrible TV commercials for it on CKVR Barrie TV.
"...Elves Island, don't forget the goats!"
Yep. Nothing like smelly goats and santa on a 35 degree july day.
GS
HEY! Liam got to meet the Travelocity gnome!
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