As soon as we hit the Midway part of the Fair, Betsy and I decided we would ride "Pirate", one of those swinging ship rides. She met the height requirement, and I remembered enjoying these things when I was a kid. We paid our $27 and boarded the ship.
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As we entered the ride, the ride operator asked if Betsy had ever ridden this ride. When I said no, he advised that we not sit past the 3rd row from either end. So we picked the 3rd row, because we're all about carnival excitement. The ship started swinging.
Betsy was out of her mind with fear. She leaned over the lap bar, closing her eyes, and making me feel guilty for bringing her on the ride. As the ship swung nearly vertical and we looked straight down, the feeling of weightlessness was fun yet nauseating. By the time we got off the ride, Betsy was saying she felt sick. So did I. I guess we're lightweights when it comes to carnivals. I'm not ashamed. The smile you see in the photo is me gritting my teeth.
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2 comments:
I hate swinging or rotating rides. Combine them with sticky starch sweet fried fat carnival food and it's about all I can handle. For some reason roller coasters are OK, though.
I JUST found out that my sister was there this weekend also!
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