The next day was a trip to Connecticut for a fursuit bowling event put together by
wally_wabbit. I'd already packed what I needed for that trip before heading out to Delaware, so it was just a matter of swapping one set of luggage in the car for another set. Did a bunch of geocaches along the way, of course. While I was in Delaware, the northeast apparently got some snow. A few inches to half a foot maybe. However, I did get lucky poking at the snow with my hiking pole. I found two caches right away even though they were completed covered by snow. I also took a brief look at Holy Land, an abandoned tourist attraction that I missed on my previous visit to Waterbury. There is now a cache just downhill from that place, so I figured why not take a few minutes to see what it looks like? I didn't think it was legal to enter though so I only went up to the gate.After that, I went to Highland Bowl in Cheshire. I was actually the first one there, so I waited inside for the group. Our bowling time was scheduled for 3pm, so we had time for a brief visit to the Barker Cartoon Museum, just across the road. Of the items on display, I thought the jelly glasses were interesting because I collected those myself and still have them. Also good to know they're worth a few dollars each, which, while not much, is better than the zero I thought they were worth.
Went back to the bowling alley and it was time to change into costume. That was when I discovered that our changing area was the restroom, which presented some difficulties because it was a tight space. After thinking it over for a bit, my solution was to drive to the rear parking lot, change there, leave my stuff in the car, and walk back to the front in costume. Changing in 30-degree weather was certainly a novel experience! (and cold too!)
Returned to the bowling alley and got into the game. Also playing were
wally_wabbit, foxwell, rapidtrabbit, coyoty, wildw0lf, and a few others. My bowling ability is lousy, worse still in costume, although I did get all 10 pins once. Still, it was fun to do whether or not I hit anything. We had pizza and soda from the bowling alley's cafe. During the game, we got roped into a kid's birthday party at the other end of the bowling alley for pictures and giggles. It was a neat surprise for them because they thought it was just going to be a regular bowling alley birthday party. :)After the bowling event, I took a walk back to the rear parking lot and changed there. (COLD!) The rest of the group had after-event plans, but I opted not to follow them. Instead, I went for a few geocaches in Wallingford and then had dinner at American Steakhouse in West Haven. (a quiet evening with their super salad bar :) )
Some photos from the bowling event:
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Friday's geocaches:
Dorothy P. Miller Park (Delaware)
Blowing Bubbles (Delaware)
It's good to be first! (Delaware)
Pretty In Pink (Delaware)
Up the Creek (Delaware)
'round Back (Delaware)
Path to Nowhere (Delaware)
Back in the Woods (Delaware)
Phillips Cache (Delaware)
Hall's Hairpin (Delaware)
To Grandmother's House We Go (Delaware)
Where else could it be? (Delaware)
ACK! Slow Down! (Delaware)
Saturday's geocaches:
Welcome to Big Box Mart - Rollback the caches (New York)
A Tale ofTwo Cities (New York)
On the Borderline (New York)
Margaritaville TB Hotel (Connecticut)
on the way to holyland... (Connecticut)
If you break it - WLF 2 (Connecticut)
Take a Break in Wallingford (Connecticut)
