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Early in the summer of 2007, Becky and I had the brilliant plan of making a day of it at Playland at some point on a sunny day. Lost in a sea of bikinis, sunshine, cocktails, ice cream and all the fun that fills up a summer, September came and we still hadn’t made that Playland trip. This year, we decided that it absolutely had to happen, so we set a date and invited all our friends along.

The rain chased a few people away that had planned to come along, and I’d like to say that it wasn’t as fun in the rain as it would be in the sunshine, but I’d be lying. We’re Wet West Coast kids – we’re used to the rain! And so, we set out and eventually met up with John Bollwitt, John Biehler, Jennifer Stoddart and Amy “No Blog For Me” Burrows and had ourselves a splendid day!

It’s pretty much unanimous that the Crazy Beach Party was everyone’s favourite ride.

I can’t remember the last time my cheeks hurt so much for an entire day. You couldn’t wipe the smile off my face if you tried!

Becky and Biehler were the only ones brave enough to ride the Hellevator. Count me out.

My Keds came too. After a day in the rain, though, they’re in severe need of a washing.

John was super stoked to ride the piggy on the Merry-Go-Round…

After burning through all three seasons of Deadwood, I was itching to try my trigger finger.

It’s easy to say that amusement parks are only fun when you’re a kid, but the truth is, grab a few friends, indulge in some games and you’ve got a great day! And while I can’t stomach the spins and turns as much as I could as a kid – all of us were feeling extremely queasy by the time we hopped the bus home – we definitely all had a blast! Then again, maybe it was the corndogs doing that to us…