Valleyfair!

Hi all,

So Jess and I just got back from our weekend at Valleyfair with some friends. Yesterday we left from Rock Valley, IA at 5:45 AM and traveled up to Shakopee. The weather was a little questionable, so when we hit hard rain just past Worthington we were a little nervous and almost turned around, but we figured even if we got rained out there are other things to do in the Twin Cities (and of course Jess immediately mentioned the Twins game). As soon as we got into Valleyfair at 10:00 AM it started to sprinkle and we were a little nervous because they do not give refunds no matter what. Thankfully that is all we saw for rain until about 6:00 PM when we were riding a rollercoaster and got poured on, which was an interesting experience and a little painful (hard rain while you are going fast doesn't feel too good). Again, we were fortunate because that shower only lasted about 15-20 minutes. The whole day was wonderful because the weather kept big crowds away and the longest we had to wait in line was probably 25 minutes. It was also warm enough that we got to do the water park and we stood on the bridge by The Wave about 10 times and got completely soaked!! I don't think I have ever been that wet in my life! Needless to say we were all really happy we decided NOT to turn around on the way there. Unfortunately, we did not take any pictures just because it is kind of a pain to carry a camera around all day when you want to ride the rides. We got a hotel room last night because no one was awake enough to drive home, and now that we are home we are REALLY tired! So, I hope you all had as exciting a weekend as we did! (At the Dutch Festival perhaps?)

Love,
Darci