local park adventures

We've been hitting up a few local parks lately and are having fun exploring them.  Below are a few signs we've encountered at some local parks.  

Times like this I wish I could read Japanese, because based on the picture this sign looks like if you bring a dog to the park you are going to get shot.

This sign was actually taken when we were in Tokyo.  It's hard to read, but the English says "Prease do not stop walking".  Notice the R in Please.  We were at a restaurant in Tokyo that offered "Sarad" on the menu instead of Salad.  

And just in case you need CPR at the beach, this billboard will show you the proper steps.


Araha Beach

Yesterday we took advantage of the nice day and grabbed a bento box lunch at a fast food place called Hotto Motto.    

Someone wake boarding at the beach

This is the playground at the beach.  It's hard to see,  but in the center is Brandon helping Reagan onto the kids Zip line.  

Here's another on of her in motion on the zip line.

Baba Park by the Sunabe seawall

We hit this park last weekend.  Next to the park is this nice beach area.  It was low tide, but there were lots of cool holes for tide pools.

Reagan had to touch the water to see if it was warm yet.  It wasn't, but it was amazingly clear. 

This is the mossy, tide pool area. 

So, this is a roller slide.  They have metal tubes that are all bunched together and you use cardboard or a sled to ride down.  We've heard lots about them, but this is our first encounter.  It was a small one in comparison to others I've seen online and it was a slow one.  To be fair, it was at a small kids park though.  Reagan didn't get much speed, even with the plastic sled type thing we bought just for these slides.  We are on a mission to find more slides and try them out.  

Brock doesn't know what to think of this swing.  Personally, I think if Brandon would have laid him down in it he might have liked it better. 

This is a typical sight in our house.  Reagan wanting hugs from Brock and him rebelling.  

Here's a nicer picture of them together. 

This was a neat in concept park attraction that failed at execution.  Each little horse had bike pedals for the kids to use.  Unfortunately, most of them had at least one pedal broken off.  So, I ended up pushing.  This was no smooth, well oiled track either.  I had to work for it. 

Civic Center Park

This slide was crazy,  I have never seen anything like it in the states, except maybe at a water park.    The top was so steep!  Reagan got to the top and decided it wasn't for her.   The Japanese kids were trying unsuccessfully to climb up it. 

We took a walk around the park and the next few pictures are of the scenery.