Leaving Sam’s sanctuary was sad. Who knows when or if we’ll ever make it back. But to have been there once is an honor.
We were off for HiPines, an RV park in Eagle River. The boys were wowed by all the fun things out the window as we drove in.
It was a cold, breezy, overcast day, but that didn’t keep people from having fun in the water, including these crazy Arizonans.
Several campgrounds have had these giant jump pillows. The boys just love them!
HiPines had a “Christmas in July” theme for this weekend. It included rides with Santa. So fun!
Campers could decorate (if they knew ahead of time) and the best campsite won a prize. You’re looking at the winner! They even had presents for their kids under the tree.
We left Eagle River for the Wisconsin Dells. We would be visiing Noah’s Ark Water Park the next day.
We stayed at the American Resort Campground, which was just another glorified parking lot, but in staying there, we got free tickets for the Timbuvati Animal Park, and were able to get into the water park for only $10 each. And since we have plenty of practice sleeping in parking lots, it was no big deal, especially if it meant saving money!
Quite a stylish fellow
Goats cross this bridge and come down the staircase to another enclosure. Brodee found a sweet little baby and enjoyed loving on a lot.
The parakeets fly around in this enclosure freely. We found some discarded seed sticks and got to feed a few birds.
We were six feet away from this majestic guy.
Is there anything better than hand-feeding a giraffe??
Noah’s Ark Water Park came after the zoo. Normally, we would have pictures of our adventures. But when one is screaming, holding on for dear life, and engaging in upgraded fun, taking pictures is far from one’s mind.
Whenever we stop at a state’s Welcome Center, the boys always browse the tourist brochures inside. Wisconsin was no exception. Inside one of the magazines, Ean had found an ad for Fort Dells Laser Ops. It’s laser tag with a military twist. Ean’s kind of twist. He’d cut the ad out and taped it to the fridge so as not to forget when we were in the Dells. The boys were very hopeful that after saving money on admission to Timbuvati and Noah’s Ark, we could squeeze in some Laser Ops. Needless to say, the boys had so much fun — more fun than at the water park, and that was fun!
Prepping the troops for battle.
Last minute instructions for the troops.
Albert, the war time correspondent, is up in the tower, catching all the action!
This is what I saw out Big Boy’s window while making dinner.
One of Albert’s Pulitzer-winning shots…
We ate dinner in the parking lot later, watching the next group battle it out, then headed for Portage, WI, for the night.
A Malo Walkabout 