Happy Birthday to Me! Busch Gardens Part I

Today is my birthday. What better way to spend my birthday than to spend the day at Busch Gardens? Dorcas and I really enjoyed Busch Gardens when we were here last year. So much so that we went three days. LazyDays offers a discounted 7-day pass for $58. That's admission every day for seven consecutive days! I don't think we will make it every day, but we do hope to go every other day, for a total of four days. We really enjoy watching the animals and can spend a great deal of time just watching the critters. And then there's the beer. Busch Gardens has historically offered complimentary beer to visitors. Anheuser-Busch Inc. recently merged with (or was absorbed by?) European brewer InBev and recently announced it would end its practice of passing out complimentary beer samples. Dang . Thankfully, this travesty will not be implemented until near the end of January.

It was a cool and cloudy day at the park today. We experienced one short storm, but otherwise it was a very nice day. The crowds were light and lines were non-existent. We saw most of the shows, most of which were the same as last year. It is nearly impossible to get Dorcas on a roller coaster, but since it was my birthday I got her to go on Gwazi. I don't think she regretted it ... much. I then explained to Dorcas that our seven days at Busch Garden would be the seven days of Myron's birthday, much like the twelve days of Christmas. On the first day we would ride Gwazi. On the second day we would ride Gwazi and Montu. On the third day we would ride Gwazi, Montu and Kumba. And so on. I don't think she bought it.

It was a great day at the park. We are looking forward to many more.