Pirates on the Beaches of Kristiansand
Every year is the same discussion … where to spend our summer vacation; however, this winter we decided early to spend a whole week in Kristiansand with a mandatory stay at the local zoo, theme and water park.
As usual we drove the car with our three “gangsters” in the backseat fighting it out between themselves and over all the littlest things in the world. First stop on the road was the ferry, or so we thought … As we were aiming for the coastal experience driving towards Stavanger we took a wrong turn due to poor co-piloting and ended up on a ferry that would set us on a track leading over the mountains. After taking the ferry, getting off and driving around for 15 minutes we figured we had taken the wrong ferry and took the ferry back … IOW, a perfect start! The detour took about 2 hours, but we were on vacation and figured it was not worth spending energy on it …
Arriving in Kristiansand and at Hamresanden camping 11PM at night (2 hours late) we went straight to bed. The following day we just relaxed at the beach and later in the evening my childhood friend, his wife and kid visited us for a barbecue. Tuesday we and our visitors had a day in the aforementioned park enjoying some fantastic weather and playing in the pool with the kids. All in all a fantastic day that ended with us watching a couple of Siberian tigers playing in the water!
The second day in the park was spent a couple of days later. As we arrived early that day we opted taking the Captain Sabertooth‘s pirate boat. First in line we got a good spot to be part of and watch the action. The rest of the day we used riding roller coasters and other attractions in addition to watching the animals.
Friday we were supposed to watch the Captain Sabertooth play in the evening, or so we thought, only to figure out we should have been there a day earlier. Realizing our mistake we had to get new tickets which proved to be easy as they always allow people to sit behind the back row, tickets which are not sold through the online service. So, if you don’t have your tickets in order you can always ask for those (and handicap) tickets … which of course are a bit cheaper than the regular tickets. In addition you will have a small Plexiglas roof over your head giving some cover in case of pouring rain … no need to mention we experienced title-waves of rain that day.
Ending a week with a well executed Captain Sabertooth show and a few sunny days at the beach it was time to move on …
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