Water Country

Kameron got up about 8:00am, showered and then we went down to breakfast. We wanted to get an early start to Water Country in Portsmouth, NH. From our hotel, it was about a 45 minute drive. Kam played on the laptop while I packed up our room, then we lugged all our stuff out of the hotel and into the car. With our backpack packed with a change of clothes and another bag with our towels and snacks, we were all set. Quick cup of coffee and DDs and we ventured out.

The day was not supposed to be very good weather wise. When we got to Water Country about 10:40, the parking lot was not too busy. But, we made plans and we would hope for the best.

I was using my debit card to pay but Water Country has a policy that for any credit or debit card, a license is required. I am happy they take this extra precaution...but at the same time, my license was back in the car. We had already gone through security...but, a quick trip to Guest Services, an escort into the park to the ATM machine, a quick withdrawal and an escort back to the window solved the dilemma of going back to the car and through security again.

We rented a locker ($13.00 with $5.00 returned if we brought the key back) and stowed our stuff...then headed out to find a couple of chairs where we could make camp. It took a while to find the public chair section, and Kam said if I looked at the map like he said we would have found it faster. We laid out our towels and put down our cooler. After smearing sunblock over the little guy, who now looked a bit pale from the white cream, we headed over to lazy river. First we stopped by the safety vest area and put on the orange vest.

Kameron just loves the lazy river!! He wanted to go around on his own tube and so we tried it...but he's still kind of little so couldn't see anything. After some fumbled attempts to do it on his own, he opted to climb on my tube with me and we went around together. It was busier on the river than I expected and there was one waterfall that practically knocked you off your tube! We avoided that one in future circuits around the course.

After about 8 trips around the river, we went over to the tidal pool. Kameron is about 46" tall so is 2" short of riding the bigger rides. He is also too big for the real little kid rides. I think next year he'll have more options. This being said he had an absolute blast in the wave pool. When the bell rings, these huge waves bop people up and down and break on the 'cement' beach just like the ocean. He didn't stop laughing, jumping, splashing, he had a great time.

Then we found a slide he could go on so we grabbed a double tube, climbed the stairs to the top and, after not too long a wait, went into the tube! It turned completely pitch dark inside. We were twisting, turning, speeding down a water chute and then got shot out at the end like a cannon! He LOVED it.

When we got off he said, "Let's go again. I'm glad I went, that was awesome!" As we approached the top, he said, "Thanks for taking me. If you didn't take me here I wouldn't know how awesome this ride is!"' Too cute.

We walked around a bit more looking for a slide he could go on when he decided the lazy river was where he wanted to be. So we went back, grabbed a tube and hopped on. Well, tried to hop on. I got in and while trying to hold the tube steady to get Kam on, I lost my balance and toppled over...much to Kameron's delight. Try again...hold the tube against the moving current, get settled in, splash!! topple in. Even more laughter from the little guy. Okay, 3rd time never fails! Stnad in the tube, get Kam in and then sit up, yes, finally, it worked. 

After a lengthy cruise around the lazy river, we went back to the wave pool. But, wait, we missed the dropoff point, stop, caught in the rapids, grab the edge and hop out of the tube into 3-1/2 feet of water. Now fight the current to walk back to the stairs. This is NOT easy, especially with 50 tubers bumping into you along the way...but we got out!

With his safety vest on, Kameron floated over the big waves so even though we are standing in about 3 feet of water, it looks like he is in the middle of the ocean in a hurricane. He laid on his back and just went up and down, up and down with the blast of waves.

Somewhere in here we had some dippin' dots...little BB's of ice cream in a cup. Cotton Candy for him and Cookies 'n Cream for me. Not sure how they make this type of ice cream, but it's fun, doesn't melt as fast and is just enough to satisfy those need for ice cream urges.

We left the park around 4:30 after getting changed and buying a couple of souvenirs. A quick supper at Chipotle and we headed south and home.

Here are two short videos of Kameron in the wave pool.