UK Photo TR: Derek's version

[DerekRxI'm the gyro!]

Im not sure if I agree about the "10 min walk to Thundercoaster" part though

Well, its not 10 minutes to Thundercoaster, but its about a 5 minute walk there and a 5 minute walk back to Speed Monster. Plus the queue walk at Thundercoaster which isn't really short (and the fact that if we passed a bathroom, Nicole would have to stop and use it) and we would have been giving up our spot in a line we already invested about an hour of our time at.

[CoasterCrazyWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Awesome pictures!

I wanted to visited the Ice Bar but I decided to get a few more rides on Balder before the coach departed. I have visit the Ice Bar on my next visit to the park in a couple of years.

[TheStigI taste better with A1]

Sorry to back track 2 pages, but is that boomerang going in at Pleasurewood hills a Arrow boomerang? I didnt think they made boomerangs, but RCDB says that its an Arrow! Well anyway, nice pictures Derek, makes me wish even more that I had gone. Oh well, next year maybe...

Colin C

[niiicolaaahHot Coaster Chick!]

(and the fact that if we passed a bathroom, Nicole would have to stop and use it)

Not true!

I only stop at every OTHER bathroom.

[imdrunkWhat's with the donkeys anyway?]

. . .good stuff . . .

Did you end up drinking all of the beer you bought?

[JimmyBoMr. October]

Great Trip Report Derek. Can't wait till the next trips so the B.O.T.B.C. can hang out again.

[DerekRxI'm the gyro!]

. . .good stuff . . .

Did you end up drinking all of the beer you bought?

Of course! You haven't met me yet, have you?

[imdrunkWhat's with the donkeys anyway?]

Well, no, we haven't met. I suspected you did. I didn't know if you had some type of beer collection you were saving them for once you got back to the states. I used to save the empty bottles from some cool ones I like, but that got to be too much of a hassle carrying them all over the place.

If you go on the midwest TPR trip in '07, we'll meet - I'm going to try like hell to get a spot. I'm in search of a Sam Adams Triple Bock. The beer selection here in Louisiana sucks, but I'm moving to Connecticut in August, so hopefully I'll have more to select from.

Anyway, I'm completely jealous of the UK trip. Thanks for all of the great pics.

[WillMontuOn the other side of the camera]

Sorry to back track 2 pages, but is that boomerang going in at Pleasurewood hills a Arrow boomerang? I didnt think they made boomerangs, but RCDB says that its an Arrow! Well anyway, nice pictures Derek, makes me wish even more that I had gone. Oh well, next year maybe...

Colin C

Most likely it's the trains that are made by Arrow. The ride itself is still made by Vekoma.

[DerekRxI'm the gyro!]

So after an amazing organized trip is pulled off, what do you do next? Well, if you're Robb and Elissa, you test the waters for future trips. A few of us old skool friends were given the opportunity to explore with them for this extra add-on to the land of SharkTums, Finland!

Once again it was back to Stansted to fly Ryan air to another rinky dink airport, this time in Tampere, Finland. Everything went smoothly again and soon we were greeted by Tommi, a Finnish TPRer. Then it was off to Helsinki with Robb behind the wheel for a stop at Linnanmaki.

Linnanmaki was a nice little park surrounded by the city of Helsinki. It seemed more geared towards kids, as all of the coasters weren't too intense, and there wasn't one loop on any of them. The park was somewhat busy with buy one get one wristbands, but we never waited more than 10 minutes for any ride. Onto the photos: