We said goodbye to the Goerss grandparents, and then got on the Hertz shuttle with my parents to pick up a van. Our plan was to go check out the Wonderworks museum that a friend of my mom's had recommended. Our flight wasn't until 8 that night, and my parents' wasn't until 6, so we had plenty of time to kill. The place was pretty easy to find, and we were impressed right from the start by their dedication to the theme.
The fun continued inside, where you bought tickets on "the third floor".
Even the bathrooms couldn't resist a joke. This was the inside door of the ladies room.
To enter the museum you had to go through a special tunnel.
The walkway was stable, but the tunnel around it was spinning which was really disconcerting. Viv loved it, but Elena freaked out and had to be carried. She recovered once we got into the main museum though. She especially loved the giant bubbles.
Viv stayed on the wild side, going into the hurricane simulator,
and trying out the astronaut equipment.
My parents got in on the action too.
The family favorite though was the sand table with a depth responsive digital overlay.
For a finishing touch, Vivian and Jeff went on the ropes course.
Elena found other ways to have fun while we were waiting for them.
After a couple hours, we had tried everything we wanted to try, and done the things we liked twice. It was also starting to get crowded, so we decided it was time to go to lunch. There was a shopping area across the street, and the first restaurant we saw was a Maggiano's. We figured pasta would be kid friendly, and so that's where we had lunch. Vivian ordered the spaghetti with one giant meatball. They weren't kidding.
We ate as much as we could, and then walked around to look at the stores. There weren't many there, but we did find one that was selling Minnie ears for a reasonable price. I hadn't wanted to buy them on the ship because they cost $30, but I figured $10 was okay. Elena wore them with pride, and she also found a dried out palm frond to sweep the sidewalk with, so she was happy as a clam.
Viv had a lot of fun shopping too. Her most exciting purchase was a package of bath bombs. Finally, we had to admit it was time to head to the airport and say goodbye. It was tough. After we said goodbye to Mom and Dad, we still had a couple hours to kill before our flight. We found a Mexican restaurant in the airport and waited about ten minutes for a table. When we sat down the waitress told us that unfortunately they didn't have any guacamole and the blender was broken, so they didn't have any frozen drinks. What??? What is the point of a Mexican restaurant without guacamole and frozen drinks? We made the best of it, and luckily the flight home was smooth. We got home quite late, and the girls ended up just sleeping in their clothes. Elena didn't even wake up when we carried her from the taxi to her bed. It was an absolutely wonderful vacation, and it's always sad when a wonderful vacation ends.
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