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That wasn't the worst part, either. All the really FUN stuff, like jet skiing and parasailing, was only available on the Wild Side. And all the LAME activities were on the Mild Side. MILD SIDE ACTIVITIES DOLPHIN SWIM WINDSURFING PADDLE BOARDING TURTLE HATCHING BIRD-WATCHING SNORKELING NATURE WALK BANANA BOAT But Mom didn't seem bothered. She signed us up for TWO activities, the banana boat and the turtle hatching. Mom was ESPECIALLY excited about the banana boat. She said we could use the picture as our family Christmas card and send it out to everyone when we got back home.

It seemed like a pretty corny idea to ME, but I guess nothing could be as bad as the Christmas card Rowley's family sent this year. Ho-Ho-Hope your family has a Merry Christmas! Mom told me I needed to go get Rodrick, so I used the map to find my way to the Teen Zone.

But I probably could've found it WITHOUT a map. Some of the teens were playing volleyball in the pool, and Rodrick was one of them. But the game was paused because one of the girls got her lip ring stuck in the net, and Rodrick was helping her get untangled.

I told Rodrick we needed to go, but he didn't seem to be in any hurry to leave. I finally got him to come with me, but I practically had to DRAG him away from his volleyball game. We met everyone else down by the water, where they were getting fitted for life jackets. Mom gave her camera to the guy who was helping them and asked him to snap a picture when we passed by. We got in the water and climbed aboard the banana boat, which was attached to a speedboat by a rope. We gave the driver the thumbs-up signal, and we took off.

Once we left the shallow water, we started to pick up speed. The water was kind of choppy, so it was hard holding on. Then we hit a big wave, and all three of us boys went flying off. The driver had to circle around so we could get back on. When we got moving again, we went through the area where they had a water trampoline, and kids started using our banana boat as a TARGET.

Then one stupid kid landed smack in the middle of our boat and PUNCTURED it. The banana boat was losing air fast, and the driver had to tow us back to shore. The guy that Mom gave her camera to took a picture, but I kind of doubt we're gonna use it for our Christmas card.