castle park

we wind our way over to castle park & manage to locate the elusive play area. at least what i think/hope is the play area.

several twists and turns later, we arrive. surveying the landscape before me, i am not sure if we have stumbled upon an abandoned mini town made out of driftwood or if this is indeed said children's play area. it looks long neglected - now i know the weathers here are rough people, so i am not expecting this play area to be in pristine condition.

it looks like the play area has become a late night teenage refuge rife with empty water bottles, straws, caps, & assorted papers. plus it's absolutely deserted, not a single kid or parent, for that matter, in sight. i almost expect a tumbleweed to blow by.

we tenatively enter the play area & i can swear i hear the theme song from good, the bad & the ugly playing as we enter. the wooden gate slams shut behind us.

the kids, while i think really wanting to run around, are asking where the swings & slides are, since i have been talking up this castle park play area all day. all the play areas they are accustomed to have swings & slides as well as climbing things & sand, and sometimes if we're lucky, a water fountain or even ducks.

no such luck here.

both dignan and gemma hone in a little building that resembles a gothic church & gemma's all over it being in an ariel/little mermaid state of mind. this one is surprisingly litter free & luckily 2 other families come to join us.

phew. because the "looks" i was getting from the park police guy on the horse was not making me "feel" this play area any.