Sunday, August 01, 2004
Super Giant 3ft Alligators!
After an exotic meal of macaroni & cheese, fried alligator, fried okra, fried everything, and frozen cool whip for dessert...we made it to the Super Gator Airboat Rides famous for their super GIANT gators! As we stepped out of the car and began spraying OFF on each other, we were kindly informed by the airboat captain, "There aint no 'skeeters here".
We ventured down to the water through a quaint waterfront trailer park village. As the adults fought over the front seat, Dara, Ryan, and I settled into the back. I made Ryan switch seats with me so I could be by the edge. Except for the intense sun beating down on us and exruciatingly oppressive humidity...it all felt strangely like a Disneyland Ride, a down home version of the Jungle Boat Cruise.
VROOM!!! The Airboat Ride begins...we cruise at a windy 5mph past stinky dead turtles and movie sets of swamp people houses...oh wait they werent movie sets!
As we sat anticipating the rumored SUPER 12foot monster alligators, we saw something in the distance...barreling down the river towards our boat, straight towards my mom in fact, with it's mouth wide open...was a surly 3 foot 'gator pissed that he cant get anymore marshmallows! As he cruised along my side of the boat and i peered over the side at him, i was informed this one's name was "JUmper" ! I quickly leaned back into the boat and used the zoom on my camera to take a nice picture.
We were warned to put in our earplugs or have our eardrums blasted to oblivion because the Captain was crankin up the airboat and we were really going to cruise now! I heeded his advice, Dara didnt and now she must learn sign language.
Finally! We were going at least 25mph through giant lilly pads...and past a cute louisiana fisherman...
As we passed through clumps of giant water lillys that grew past our heads, the boat stopped and we were stuck...haha i guess that was a little of the Louisiana swamp humor...not very funny when it is hot as hell and the humidity is so thick that Dara's hair is floating over hear head like she's underwater.
He handed us Giant Lilly Pads to wear on our heads a sun hat...and as an old lady reached for mine, I ripped it away from her hands and put it on my head...I wanted to wear lilly pad on my head dammit!
Well, that was all fun and we finally headed back for dock. When we got there and exited the boat, my mom exclaimed "Wow! What a fabulous boat ride!" and then forced us (me, dara, ryan, and david) to stand arround in the intense heat while the asked the captain a million and one questions. Finally, when they were satisfied...we all piled back into the cars and headed over the Louisiana border for a quick tour of Sulpher, LA...about as beautiful as it's name. I even saw a kid that looked like popeye...and that was that.
We made it back to Houston, Tx and I couldn't help but breath a sigh of relief as we reach civilization.
I saw "The Village" last night and it rocked! Go see it...I screamed and held onto Dara for dear life throughout the movie! I've got to go because now we are headed to the Galleria. THe 2nd largest mall in the US complete with a hotel and ice skating rink!
Lates!
We ventured down to the water through a quaint waterfront trailer park village. As the adults fought over the front seat, Dara, Ryan, and I settled into the back. I made Ryan switch seats with me so I could be by the edge. Except for the intense sun beating down on us and exruciatingly oppressive humidity...it all felt strangely like a Disneyland Ride, a down home version of the Jungle Boat Cruise.
VROOM!!! The Airboat Ride begins...we cruise at a windy 5mph past stinky dead turtles and movie sets of swamp people houses...oh wait they werent movie sets!
As we sat anticipating the rumored SUPER 12foot monster alligators, we saw something in the distance...barreling down the river towards our boat, straight towards my mom in fact, with it's mouth wide open...was a surly 3 foot 'gator pissed that he cant get anymore marshmallows! As he cruised along my side of the boat and i peered over the side at him, i was informed this one's name was "JUmper" ! I quickly leaned back into the boat and used the zoom on my camera to take a nice picture.
We were warned to put in our earplugs or have our eardrums blasted to oblivion because the Captain was crankin up the airboat and we were really going to cruise now! I heeded his advice, Dara didnt and now she must learn sign language.
Finally! We were going at least 25mph through giant lilly pads...and past a cute louisiana fisherman...
As we passed through clumps of giant water lillys that grew past our heads, the boat stopped and we were stuck...haha i guess that was a little of the Louisiana swamp humor...not very funny when it is hot as hell and the humidity is so thick that Dara's hair is floating over hear head like she's underwater.
He handed us Giant Lilly Pads to wear on our heads a sun hat...and as an old lady reached for mine, I ripped it away from her hands and put it on my head...I wanted to wear lilly pad on my head dammit!
Well, that was all fun and we finally headed back for dock. When we got there and exited the boat, my mom exclaimed "Wow! What a fabulous boat ride!" and then forced us (me, dara, ryan, and david) to stand arround in the intense heat while the asked the captain a million and one questions. Finally, when they were satisfied...we all piled back into the cars and headed over the Louisiana border for a quick tour of Sulpher, LA...about as beautiful as it's name. I even saw a kid that looked like popeye...and that was that.
We made it back to Houston, Tx and I couldn't help but breath a sigh of relief as we reach civilization.
I saw "The Village" last night and it rocked! Go see it...I screamed and held onto Dara for dear life throughout the movie! I've got to go because now we are headed to the Galleria. THe 2nd largest mall in the US complete with a hotel and ice skating rink!
Lates!
