(If you’re new here, it might behoove you to go back and read Vacation Walk Part 1.)
Witch statues are great, but we had one more stop planned for our little outing.
DINOSAURS.
Jerrassic Park is, I believe, technically in Pungo. It is just outside the gate to the Virginia Beach Military Aviation Museum, which I am absolutely uninterested in because sadly, Military Aviation does not include dinosaurs.
My husband and I had already been here two times, however, because he loves me and I love wonky dinosaur statues. My father-in-law had never been, though, and it is too good of a place not to share.
No signs! No buildings or shelters or bathrooms! No fee! And no idea if these guys are representing real dinosaur species! Doesn’t matter – I still love them.
This mammoth is actually legitimately impressive to me. Those curls are made out of metal!
It looks like it’s made out of hay, or wood, or something like that, even close up. Impressive artistry, I think.
And then you have this dude.
I never had a dinosaur phase where I learned all the details about all the species, because I’m not that kind of neurodiverse. But I have long loved dinosaurs in general. They are BIG and GRACEFUL and COOL. For a recent date night my husband took me to see the latest Jurassic World movie. Do I really care about plots with those movies? Not really! I want to see dinosaurs wrecking stuff. That’s my favorite.
BIG AND GRACEFUL.
OK, this dude is not so graceful, but I still love how artistic he looks out there in the water. Sure, he’s missing an entire lower half, but he’s really doing his best to sell it.
As a final treat when you’re leaving the park, they’ve hidden a flying friend in a tree.
I really enjoyed tooling around with my husband and father-in-law. This was an excellent walk with excellent people.
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