Carowinds

This weekend the Hammond (Fun School) Band went to the Carowinds Music Festival. We played three songs: "Excelcia", "A Shaker Hymn", and "Avenger" and three judges judged us. Mrs. Graham said that we HAD to get a one this year (a one is a superior and the best score you can get). The writer of "Excelcia" was one of the judges, and he came to talk to us afterwards. He mostly told us what we should have done better and then told us, "But y'all did great!" Thanks, Larry. Thanks. As we were walking off stage, I told Sara Stuart that I didn't think we got a one, maybe a one and a half. But guess what? WE GOT A ONE!!!!! Mrs. Graham was so excited. So then, Isabelle and I changed out of our band clothes, went to the car and went into Carowinds, where we had the best time ever!
The first ride we rode was the Intimidator, which is a monument to my dad's favorite racecar driver, Dale Earnhardt. There, we ran into Frances and Sara Stuart, who we hung out with the rest of the day. The Intimidator was crazy!! Roller coasters are fun, but I hate big drops, and this rollercoaster had the biggest drop EVER. It lasted a good five seconds. But the rest of it was fun. Isabelle accidentally kept her sunglasses on during this ride, so she had to hold them on her face the whole time so they wouldn't fall off. Thankfully they didn't. Then we went on Afterburn, formerly Top Gun. It was my favorite one; it didn't have any big drops. I really enjoyed it. Then, we ate lunch and went through the Boo Blasters ride, where you had to shoot the ghosts. We were in line for about an hour which is crazy, but it was totally worth it. The ghosts were so scary!!! Just kidding. But at one point, something jumped out, and Frances screamed. It was really funny (sorry, Frances). Next, we went on Thunder Road. It is a wooden roller coaster, had many drops and was really bumpy. I didn't really like it, but at least I get to say that I went on it. Then, we went on the Carolina Cobra, which pulls you backwards at first, up a long, steep drop, and lets you go. Isabelle and I were in the back row, so the drop was the worst for us, but it was really fun. The last ride we rode was the Vortex. That line lasted forever. Literally. But it was really fun. it went upside down a lot, and had many twists and turns, which both scare me. But that's the point of roller coasters, the thrill, right, Kirky? After that, Mrs. Mikell drove us home. During the ride, I was really tired ,and I fell asleep on Isaac's friend, Thomas Love. It was funny. Carowinds was a lot of fun; I had a great time! This year I actually kept my eyes open on most of the rides! Maybe next year I won't be as scared and I'll actually put my hands up. haha. It's going to be awesome! I'm already looking forward to it!

This is the Carolina Cobra. The people are being pulled backwards and are about to ride back down the really steep hill.

This is a picture of the Intimidator. The people are going up the hill, about to go down the drop that just about killed me.