Adventure Logan

What a show! We travelled with park residents (we brought the average age down significantly) via charter bus to Tampa to attend the Ringling Brothers/Barnum and Bailey 3 ring circus. The venue was the forum where the Tampa Bay Lightning play. It was the first “senior bus tour” for us and we chuckled as we listened to the conversations going on around us. Prior to the show, we wandered on the floor watching the pre-show antics of the clowns and some of the performers.

The intro of the show was wonderful with many of the performers coming into the rings – coupled with numerous high tech holographic screens we were taken on a semi-historic view of the circus days of old.The tiger trainer was wonderful to watch as he got those mighty animals to do his bidding. Personally I would not want to be in that closed cage with nine fierce beasts.
This large cage holds 7 motorcycles and riders. The performance began with 4 riders and then they added the other 3 one at a time. While we watched each successive addition, we marvelled at how they could all be in there racing around without crashing.
The elephants were a sight! Although I was unable to get a good clear shot of the last one, it was the newest addition to their family of elephants. He was born on the night of the Inauguration and was named Barack!

Following the show we travelled south by bus to Bradenton and the Golden Corral. It was be “best” buffet I ever visited. There were tons of choices of salads, main courses and desserts. I was impressed with the fact that each container of food was full, tidy and hot! A cook was actually grilling steak so I could get a piece of my favourite “rare” steak. For $10 each (not even senior or early bird prices) we ate a wonderful assortment of food. The other fun thing was arriving in a bus and unloading 40 people at a restaurant – you need to see the faces of other diners when that many “grey hairs” arrive!!