The Hills of Busch Gardens

Last time we got together I told you we were warned about the steep hills at Busch Gardens. Well it was no understatement. A tram takes visitors from the parking area to the entrance. Its a very similar set up to Disney World. The Tram operator was very nice about muscling the scooter onto the train. He returned to help us take it off as well. So far so good.

Christmas Town

Once we went through security we headed down Main St in Christmas town. It was just beginning to get dark but even if the lights weren’t fully on display there were other lovely decorations.  One of my favorite decorations was the clock tower. I loved the way that was decked out.It was simple but elegant!

The Hills are Real

Leaving Main Street behind we began to wander the rest of the park. It wasn’t long before we came to the first hill. And it was a hill. Unlike the gradual slope one might expect in an amusement park where everyone is walking this little hill was quite steep. I pointed my scooter at the hill and started up.

About half way to the top the scooter began to lose power. Then it quit entirely. If that was all it would have been no problem. We could have just hopped off and pushed it the rest of the way but that’s not what happened. No! That scooter started rolling backward down the hill gaining speed as it went. It almost tipped over before I managed to get off and stop it. Other visitors all came running to give me a hand. I was so embarrassed. I thought I’d done something wrong!

Let’s try this again

We pushed the scooter to the top of the hill, turned it back on and went on our way. We wound our way past Pompeii’s wall of lights and through the polar bears. This was all pretty flat but then it was time to tackle another hill. Even being prepared did not stop it from happening again.  By now I was getting very skittish. Joe said he would drive it up the next hill so we continued on. This was certainly putting a damper on our adventure…at least for me.