Saturday we woke
bright and early and made our way to Revere Beach. We haven’t been there since
I moved last July and we were able to take a bus the whole way. It actually
wasn’t a bad ride and on the way we saw tennis courts and a public pool that we
can use!
We arrived at
Wonderland station and it was brand spankin’ new. I used that station for 2
years when I was still living in Revere and when I moved last summer they were
in the middle of building a new parking garage. Well it’s completely done and
it’s massive. They even re-did the bus area so it pulls through the garage and
stops right at the doors. Now, they are doing construction on the back side of
the station which I can only imagine will be more parking. The place looks
fantastic. (And when do you ever say that about a T stop?)
So we walked over to
the beach and there were a few others out there like us at 10:30 am. We played
a little Frisbee in the water but the wind was really carrying it. So we went
back to our blanket to read and listen to some music. Except the aforementioned
wind would periodically gust and bury us in sand. It was so gross and annoying.
We stayed for about an hour before it became too much.
Later in the afternoon
I convinced Brig to head across the street and play basketball with me. It was
a lot fun and even more so when we learned they have 4 hoops and 1 of them is a
little shorter – aka dunkable for me. I tried upping the difficulty level by
bouncing it off the backboard, catching it in mid-air and dunking it. It was
really hard to get the bounce right. It kept hitting the rim on the way back
and bouncing away from my eager hands. After countless attempts it dawned on me
just how tiring the slam dunk contest must be.
On Sunday, we went to Kimball Farm with Brig’s
friend Vinny. The place was awesome! They had mini golf (2 18-hole courses),
batting cages, bumper boats, a driving range, an arcade, an animal “area” and
an ice cream stand. You can pay for everything separately or the best deal is
to pay $30 and you get to pick any 5 things to do. We played mini golf first (I
won) then did the bumper boats (which were the most fun ever). Lunch wasn’t
outrageously priced considering there were no other nearby alternatives. They
offered a special where you could get a burger or hot dog with chips or potato
salad and a watermelon slice for under $8. Not too shabby. (Although bottled
water cost $2.50.)
Next up we went to the
animal “area” and you can probably guess from my quotation marks just how
impressive this was. Not counting the horses they had for pony rides or the
goats and chickens they had out in the open they charged $6 to see this: a
skunk, an owl, a lemur, a fox who is constantly asleep (it was even asleep in the
picture they had on its cage), an alligator, an Asian water monitor (it looked
like a komodo dragon), a snake, 2 tortoises (1 was checking the fence for
weaknesses and actively trying to escape) and 2 rabbits. These were all located
under 1 mid-sized tent. It was a pretty big letdown for my zoo member
girlfriend.
After the animals we
went to the arcade and got our fill of skee-ball, the basketball shooting game
and air hockey. Brig cashed in her winnings for a yo-yo (which may or may not
have lit up at one point) and Vinny got a popper and a weird gummy hot dog
thing. I got some Skittles.
For our fifth and
final selection we opted to get sundaes. No offense to the batting cages but it
was pretty hot and we wanted a treat. The amount of ice cream we got was unreal
and I couldn’t even finish mine. The 5 for $30 thing really is a great bargain
and gives everyone a chance to pick something they want to do. Take a trip out
there yourself; I guarantee you’ll have a good time.
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