Kölmarden theme park - 18th August

A more relaxed morning, fending for ourselves, with coffee and frosties for breakfast. It was interesting that, given the choice in the supermarket, we all went for frosties and milk over a cooked brekkie.

Back to Kölmarden theme park for another day of riding wildfire and seeing the animals. Again, because we had already ridden all the coasters, there was no urgency to get around the park.

A couple of rides on wildfire to start with, and one of the ride ops, Emma, recognised us from yesterday and started chatting to us.

We wandered around the animals, seeing the bears get fed, then wandered to the tiger enclosure to eat lunch before they had theirs. We'd just finished eating in a small covered picnic area overlooking the enclosure and the boys rushed to try to get a better view while we packed up.

It was that point that the heavens opened, so we (obviously) didn't go outside, but the boys didn't come inside either! Both of us could see really well, but half of us were soaked to our pants.

Back to wildfire for a few more rides, and to use the 70mph winds to dry off and then it was ice cream time.

I'd wanted one yesterday, but they literally closed and pulled the shutters down as I'd started walking over, so I was pretty determined to get one today. In reality, I should have listened to the signs and resisted.

I had a massive Mr Whippy style one with chocolate sauce, but they put the sauce in the cone. They also poured the ice cream in such a way that there was a hollow "tube" down the middle that they filled with sauce. They also made it so it leaned ever so slightly.

It started well, eating it nicely and generally enjoying myself, but then I noticed the lean and tried to correct it with one of the small plastic spoons, but then disaster struck! I hit the middle sauce pool,  which started flowing out as the rest of the ice cream collapsed on itself. I tried my best to eat in a dignified manner, but failed spectacularly. The rest of them just fell about laughing at my misfortune as well as videoing it. It took a lot of cleaning in the bathroom after that.

A few more (final) rides on wildfire and then that closed. Di and I managed about 10, but the boys got 23! We chatted loads to Emma too, who was brilliant and said we could have photos after everyone had gone.

Slow walk back through the park, seeing the animals for one last time, then off to the supermarket for a couple of snacks,  grabbed a take out and back to the cabin for an early evening of food and cards.