{"id":898,"date":"2010-08-06T15:46:42","date_gmt":"2010-08-06T20:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/?p=898"},"modified":"2010-08-12T08:33:38","modified_gmt":"2010-08-12T13:33:38","slug":"whoa-wicked-wonderful-wet-and-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitpost.com\/blog\/2010\/whoa-wicked-wonderful-wet-and-wild\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoa, wicked wonderful Wet and Wild!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is SO HOT out! The only logical solution – find some water to play in! And we did it in style, at the Greensboro location of Wet and Wild, called Emerald Pointe<\/a>. Andrea and I have great memories of youth group adventures at the Orlando Wet and Wild. And we’re carrying on the tradition here in NC.<\/p>\n

Between us all we hit every ride in the park. Yes, even I did the Daredevil Drop, 76′ straight down, knees knocking the whole way – I don’t know how I climbed to the top of the ride, let alone got down it – it seems like a dream now. Actually I was driven by guilt after sending the girls down first with mom, while I chickened out and rode the 360 – which was its own form of terror, my head slamming into the tunnel as the g-force was too great to keep it up and see where I was going. You can’t ride that one and NOT swallow SOME water! We had plenty of time to make the rounds and ride all our favorites. The dragon ride was a big hit – like being flushed down a huge toilet. All kinds of fun was had by all!<\/p>\n

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It is SO HOT out! The only logical solution – find some water to play in! And we did it in style, at the Greensboro location of Wet and Wild, called Emerald Pointe. Andrea and I have great memories of youth group adventures at the Orlando Wet and Wild. 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