John Peck Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 Aside from that great report, that's one BEAUTIFUL HONDA FIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperShawn Posted January 15, 2010 Share Posted January 15, 2010 ^^ I'm sure most people are trying to enlarge those pictures and double check. Toughest round of find the duckies ever I'd say. Thanks for the challenge Bebe's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 ^^Thanks John Peck!!!! We love our FIT (The Jellybean)!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 15, 2010 Author Share Posted January 15, 2010 Here are the guesses so far: 2 duckies - guessed 2 times 3 duckies - guessed 4 times 4 duckies - guessed 1 time 19 duckies- guessed 1 time Good luck everybody!!!! Contest open through Monday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 16, 2010 Author Share Posted January 16, 2010 Get your guesses in!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Guessing for Find The Ducky ends tonight at 12AM PST. Get 'em in. Last chance!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiroo Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 3 duckies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 3 duckies Locked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 OK, I am going to sneak in right under the time limit wire here!!! Either I suck at the Find the Ducky Game, or you placed them in some very difficult spots! I will admit that I only found 2 duckies, but I was extremely jealous of one duckies hiding spot! I sure hope that was the Big Mike ducky! Learning from experience, if there are a lot more people guessing a higher amount of duckys (3), I probably missed one, so I should go with the flow of 3. Now I don't want to chance a tie breaker coin flip, and since there are only 2 more guesses of 4 and 19, and there should only be 25 minutes left in the game, I am going to make my official guess 5 duckies and should be declared champion if the correct answer is anywhere between 5 and 18! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 I am going to make my official guess 5 duckies Locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Allright everybody, The first and last Bebes' Find the Ducky Game is over. It's time for you all to post some pics showing where you thought you found some duckies and then we'll reveal who was RIGHT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I found one in Lady Bebe's Boobies!!!! WOOOO HOOOOOO!!! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traincrossin Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I didn't find any ducks in this pic, but i'm still not 100% sure about that. There's the obvious one in the corner, but I also see 2 yellow dots in the flower planter in the back. And of course Big Mike pointed this one out already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperShawn Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 In the last photo there is one under the plant on the left and one on the cement to the right of the door. So 3 total in that picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 20, 2010 Author Share Posted January 20, 2010 Did anybody find a ducky in any other photo than the ones in the prior posts??? The winner will be revealed this evening!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiroo Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 You say it's an ice cream cone, but I'm not entirely convinced it's not a duck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 The correct number of duckies in the CGA trip report is............ * * * * * D R U M R O L L * * * * * TWO!!!!!! And the "Big Mike" ducky between Lady Bebe's boobies. CONGRATS to Chronic and Derek_Lentz who correctly guessed TWO DUCKIES! BOTH will get a mini bag-o-crap! The ducky in the bottom right corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 (edited) DAY 4: Gilroy Gardens Wednesday August 18, 2009 It’s Wednesday morning now, our last day of theme parks, and we’ll be splitting the day between two parks. In the morning we’ll make our way to Gilroy Gardens and then trek to the coast for Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for the evening. But first… a stop at Falafel’s Drive-In in San Jose. Goodbye Gilroy Gardens! We had a lovely time at a very charming place. But now, it’s off to Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk we go!!!! In 2006, Bonfante Gardens contracted with Paramount Parks (now Cedar Fair) to manage the struggling park. In 2007, the name was changed to Gilroy Gardens. In 2008, amidst a ton of debt, the park was sold to the City of Gilroy. In 1997, Bonfante sold the family supermarket chain to focus on his dream of opening a horticultural themed amusement park. And in 2001, he fulfilled that dream by opening Bonfante Gardens Amusement Park. In 1985 the trees were purchased by Michael Bonfante (owner of Nob Hill Supermarkets) and transplanted to Gilroy. Bonfante rescued 25 of the 74 original trees (19 are currently on public display at Gilroy Gardens). Axel Erlandson’s Circus Trees stood in Scots Valley near Santa Cruz for many years after his death in 1964. The “arborsculptures” eventually began to die from lack of care. Erlandson was very secretive and refused to reveal his methods on how to grow the Circus Trees and carried the secrets to his grave. History Lesson: As a hobby, bean farmer Axel Erlandson (1884-1964) shaped trees – he pruned, bent, and grafted trees into fantastic shapes and called them “circus trees”. At the core of Gilroy Gardens is their collection of Circus Trees. 10 are outside the main entrance with the other nine found throughout the park. Pick up a map when you get in to find them all! Here are a few. Nearby Castroville is the artichoke capital of the world, and this little food stand was exactly what we were looking for. No corporate lame Johnny Rockets or Panda Express here. Local cuisine and Park Goodness!!!! We had the fried artichoke hearts and Gilroy Garlic Fries. Yessss!!!!!! The Artichoke Dip was adorable, but stunk to ride. If anyone watches horrible VH1 reality programs (like the Bebes do), you’ll recognize the girl in the middle as CALI from Real Chance of Love and I Love Money 2. And here it is from the inside. The Garlic Twist was a nicely themed teacup sort of ride. Here it is from the outside. Lady Bebe entices the whole worm train to join in our festivities. Tres Ole!!!! Apple and Worm. It looked like a kiddie coaster. We didn’t know if it counted as a credit or not, but we rode it anyway. Jeff?? Animal topiaries we plentiful throughout the lazy river ride. We hopped a ride on a lazy river ride. And a Drive-thru Car Wash (Acceptable Amount of Wetness). I would’ve liked to see the stuff on the other course, but the line was the longest of the day and we had places to go! It had some fun touches like this 1950s Gas station. It was a nice, long ride where you would, at times, pass the drivers on the other course. The scenery was gorgeous. Corvettes!!!! Hey, we finally found that car ride. But which side do we take? 1920’s Model T’s or 1950s Chevys and Corvettes??? Lady Bebe HATES mushrooms, but REALLY DUG the mushroom swing. All over it It’s sort of hard to find in the back of the park and tucked into the trees. It’s your standard arrow mine train ride with two lift hills and a couple of good turns, but otherwise uneventful. We rode it like 3 or 4 times without stepping off. The “big ticket” item of the park was upon us: QuickSilver Express. Somehow, Mr. Bebe didn’t see the shaved ice stand right behind him. If he had, he’d be ALL OVER IT! Bebe di signora. Mangia!!!! There was a section with various different waterfalls. Some you could even walk BEHIND. The giant rock maze was super fun. It had tunnels that you could crawl through and some people got lost in it. We caught the workers behind a wall prepping the ground for something. A new ride perhaps???? And what better place to proclaim our catch-phrase of the trip, “TRES, OLE!!!!” They had a nice old-fashioned carousel. Don’t let anybody see me in the Strawberry ride. They’ll think I’m soooooo uncool! And they didn’t seem to mind on-ride photography (uncommon for a Cedar Fair park). Wheee!!!! It’s a banana themed pirate ship!!!!! Since most everything at Gilroy Gardens is “Garden” themed. Most of the rides at Gilroy Gardens are aimed for younger children. Banana split was one of the more exciting rides. Sorry, you must be at least 1ft tall to ride. That arm better be the ONLY thing he grabbed during the ride!!! J The Bebes skip the scenery and run to the ride, a snake themed junior coaster similar to Cobra at SFDK or Treasure Train at SFGAdv. Since the seats were rather small and the line was short, Lady Bebe and Mr. Bebe take separate cars. After Lady Bebe got in, some kid literally stepped over her and sat next to her. WTF??!! Hmmmm. Scenery or Ride? Our first hit would be the Timber Twister coaster. We want to make sure we get all of our credits! Hmmmm. Where to go??? Of course, they have rides too, like this car trek through the gardens. We couldn’t see the entrance for this ride, but I’m sure we’ll come upon it. …and the scenery. That’s really what Gilroy Gardens is all about. The beautiful foliage… Upon entry, you notice the beautifully landscaped foliage. We had our Platinum Cedar Fair passes, so entrance was free (though parking at GG was NOT). After our breakfast we hit the rode, on our way to Gilroy, the garlic capital of the world, to visit Gilroy Gardens (formerly Bonfante Gardens). Hardly a drive-in with only like 4 parking spots, this little Greek outdoor café was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. They were lauded as having the BEST falafel sandwich anywhere. Neither Bebe had ever had a falafel sandwich, but we like Greek food and wanted to find out what all the fuss is about. Lady Bebe ordered the Falafel Sandwich with a banana milkshake (that’s the combo #1 and, by rule, you MUST get it). Mr. Bebe, however, got the Gyro Sandwich. RECOMMENDED. Edited January 25, 2011 by The Bebes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homeboy23 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Wow, alot of really low guesses so far! Did you guys read the part of the instructions where it says that each picture could have as many as three duckies??? Good luck everyone!!! -Mr. Bebe I had a feeling you were trying to throw people off and make them really stare at the photos Anyway, another good report from you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Mike Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Booo, I outsmarted myself! LOL That kid was very smoooooooth hopping in with Lady Bebe and grabbing on to her during the ride! Reminds me of a younger Big Mike! Peace, Big Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 It looks like less is more when it comes to the duckies. The report on Gilroy Gardens was great. I can never see too many pictures of that beautiful little park. If I may offer one minor correction, Quicksilver Express is actually a Morgan coaster. Looking forward to more Bebes reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 ^^^ Homeboy, you were totally right! In fact, there was originally only going to be ONE ducky in the report (the infamous "big mike" boobie duck), but at the last minute I decided to add the foreground ducky. But if Big Mike wants to use the Multiple Ducky idea for a harder challenge, he may do so. Mechanic, Thanks for the correction. I uncharacteristically didn't do my homework and verfify the maker. Rather, I ASSumed that it was so much like GoldRusher etc that it must be an Arrow. errrrrrr. History Lesson aborted. -Mr. Bebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhartley Posted January 22, 2010 Share Posted January 22, 2010 This looks like a duckie . Look at center of the windshield right above the wipers . Sure looks like a duckie to me. That would make 3. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bebes Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 Look at center of the windshield right above the wipers . Sure looks like a duckie to me. Bill That picture was taken before we even had the duckies. The object you are seeing is the base of the dashboard GPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhartley Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Look at center of the windshield right above the wipers . Sure looks like a duckie to me. Bill That picture was taken before we even had the duckies. The object you are seeing is the base of the dashboard GPS. The picture is from the parking lot at the park where you did the find the duckie game. And is also in the same series of pics as the game. Thats ok I still believe you but it still looks like a duckie to me. Thanks for letting us play . I love your trip reports. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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