On Saturday morning we walked from our hotel over to Mission Beach. (Less than a five-minute walk.) We bought Ben a new hat, had some slurpees, and rode a bunch of cool rides at the Belmont Park amusement park. Belmont Park is kind of like an old boardwalk-time amusement park, complete with a wooden roller coaster that was built way back in 1925.
What did we do at Belmont Park? Well, we rode the famous Giant Dipper roller coaster, and two different bumper car rides, and the tilt-a-whirl, and the merry-go-round. It was really fun!
Click on any of the thumbnails below to see the full-size picture.
 Ben
and Alec going in to get some tattoos. (Just kidding!) |
 The
Giant Dipper roller coaster -- yeah, we really rode it! (And it was
fun!) |
 Alec
chompin' on a jawbreaker. |
 Another
view of the Giant Dipper, from across the street. |
 Ben
with his new hat. |
 The
Giant Dipper again. (Yeah, it's really tall -- and all wood.) |
 Ben
playing around underwater. (Yeah, really!) |
 Ben
underwater again. |
 Alec
riding the Tilt-a-Whirl. |
 Ben
behind the wheel of the old-fashioned bumper cars. |
 Alec
with his bumper car. |
 Ben
bumper car-ing. |
 Bump,
Alec, bump! |
 Having
fun, Ben? |
 Alec
sitting in one of the newer-type bumper cars. |
 Ben
getting bumped! |
 Bump
bump bump, Alec! |
 Ben
and Alec playing bumper cars. |
 Awesome
Alec -- in glorious black and white! |
 Bumpin'
Ben! |
 Hep
me! Hep me! |
 Alec
and Ben on the merry-go-round. |
 Round
and round they go... |
 Some
cheerleaders we saw practicing in the park on the way home from Belmont
Park. |
 A
bunch of folks playing Frisbee football in the park. |
 Oh,
yeah, here's the cheerleaders again. (Just for Uncle Mike!) |
