Icewind's Ramblings

Congratulations Sarah on being named the Vice Presidential Candidate with John McCain! Your hard work, ethics, and persistence now have two competing gas line projects moving forward in our State ( Alaska ) helping the economy, providing jobs, and moving this Nation towards energy independence from foreign oil. Good Luck and God Speed on the campaign trail. . . . and she hunts & fishes . . . Ice

Tuesday – Golf & Spa Day # 1 – August 19, 2008 A five AM wake up call started the day for Scott, his son Bob, Brandon (my son in law), and myself. We headed out into the darkness in search of the golf cart that was to pick us up outside our building. With a short wait with an apparent no show of the driver we walked to the office where we asked for our transportation. In the meantime our driver was waiting for us now at our building so he came back to the lobby to pick us up so we could make our tee time. It was cooler now in the mid 80’s and in the darkness you could smell the forest fires burning in the distance. It seems that is a nightly thing to burn off areas for development while everyone is sleeping. The few minutes ride to the golf clubhouse was enjoyable as our driver showed us several Iguanas and other animals out early in the morning. We gathered our clubs, balls, and carts and headed out to the first tee with plenty of coffee just as the sun was poking ...

Monday – Wet N Wild – August 18, 2008 Everyone woke up for an early breakfast so we could eat before the boat departure from the pier between the two sides of the Moon Palace for our 30 minute ride to the Wet N Wild Water Park. Moon Palace Resort – Nizuc Side Moon Palace Resort – Sunrise Side It was great in the fact that it was not crowded so we road everything there several times even the ‘Lazy River’ float giving us some needed breaks. The sun was hot but there was a slight breeze most of the day. Lazy River Everyone had a great time all day hitting all of the towers and wave pool. Kamikaze & Single Person Tube Ride Family 3 Person Tube Ride Wave Pool We finished up with repeated drops from the “The Flush Bowl” while waiting for the time to catch our return ferry boat back to the Resort. This is a body ride where you ended up going down through a winding tube emptying into a big ‘bowl’ much like a toilet where you went around several times...