December 28, 2008

Yaejima Park
Yesterday we had so much fun finding different parks, that the boys and I went out again today. Mike had to work so we were on our own. We stopped by a park just outside Kadena- Rebecca and Angie had both told us about the park and the fun roller slide and drop slide.
This statue is along the street edging the park- I have no idea what it says, I just liked the style!
Posted along the fence to the park was this sign. I puzzled over it for quite a while.... I have to wonder about it- what exactly is the sign saying?? Does this mean you can't walk your dog here, under penalty of being shot?? Nothing written on the sign seems to match the picture, and the red X is next to the man walking the dog...not the shooter. Hummm....don't think I will take Ty to this park!

Here is the play structure you climb to go down the roller slide. This roller slide was great- long and fast! Most of the kids were using cardboard to sit on- I think it helped them go faster. This roller slide had smaller rollers than the slide at Wakamatsu Park- think that helped it be a faster slide too. One little girl had a plastic disk she was using- it looked like it was designed just for these types of slides. It was just big enough for her bottom and had a small handle in front to hold onto. Almost like a mini snow disk.

Here is the slide from the top- I'm ready to head down!You can barely see David in this picture- he is just coming around the curve on the left.
Matt had to try it head first.

Next stop at the park- the Drop Slide. I have to admit, I did not try this one! The boys were not impressed...I guess they were expecting more. David ended up twisting his ankle on his last try- but he did in the lower part, not the drop part.







After the Drop Slide Matt and I walked up to the top of the park (David opted out of this since his ankle hurt). There was a mini shrine up near the top.


A final set of stairs led to a little spot with a nice view of the city.