Rebecca's going back one day, come what may to Blue Bayou...
Sara and I made a trip to Baton Rouge recently -- or more specifically, to Blue Bayou water park! (She is too good for the little local one I went to with Adam and Eva. Not that I blame her. It's fun, but it's just a puddle compared to Blue Bayou.) Neither of us had been to Blue Bayou in a very long time, and it was so cool seeing all the old sights and a few new ones. We didn't get to stay for as long as we wanted because a thunderstorm blew in, but we still had fun.
Hurricane Bay, the wave pool, was always my favorite attraction -- there's no line to wait in! -- and we spent most of our time there. The swells in the deep end were really high and fun to swim in.
The racer slide was so scary and cool! I kept closing my eyes, and for a second I honestly thought I'd flown right off it and was sailing through the air.
Mad Moccasin, the evil black snake slide, was not fun. When we were kids, we went to Blue Bayou almost every summer, and this ride looked so scary that my older brother was the only one who ever went on it. I decided it was high time to conquer those childhood fears! And I decided as I was going down that I would not be going on this ride ever again. The tubes were so tightly-coiled and the turns so sharp that I got super dizzy, and when it finally spit me out, I hit the water and went under so hard that one of the lifeguards had to come get me out. Very embarrassing.
After that, we went tubing on the Atchafalaya Run, the lazy river, to recover. You just float along and relax. Sara thought this one was so boring when we were kids, but this time she enjoyed it. Is this one of the signs that we're getting old?
After that, we drove over to LSU and had dinner at Pluckers. Such a good restaurant. They have the most delicious nachos I've ever tasted. I so wish we had one where we live. In return for me doing all the driving, Sara read to me from Blood Red Road, and it is so good. It was just released last month, but she got an advanced proof edition from her job. Ridley Scott optioned the move rights, so I'm already considering which young actress I would cast in which role.
Keep your fingers crossed that very soon, Rebecca will be meeting with the beit din to officially become a Jew!