eBlogger just gave me the new option of changing font as well as font size on my blog!
changing font color has clearly also been added as an option. sorry Caitwin, your vision may NEVER recover now!
Ah, no reason to get over-zealous though. What was I doing here (besides avoiding writing my Statement of Purpose for graduate school?) Yes.....
PINEAPPLES!!!!
The Nago Pineapple Park
I recently journeyed to the distant city of Nago (you've heard that line before, haven't you? Over time it may have become apparent that many of my bestest buddies dwell in the Northern Reaches of my island and I am repeatedly drawn to them and their tatami). There were many plans for the weekend: hikes, waterfalls, pineapple parks. 
The park was as far as we got, but boy was it Good Fun. Check it out! To the left you see our descent into the Jungle of Pineapple Park. Automated Pineapple carts escort you along tracks through the undergrowth for a measly 500 yen, as an automated voice tells you many a thing about pineapples, most of which you never dared dream that you wanted to know. The entire experience was heavily reminiscent of Jurassic Park, and made me crave orange juice and yogurt Popsicles (a reference to be understood by 2 people only).
Occasionally, we would spy a fellow Pineapple cart through the dense undergrowth. I felt that the best course of action at such times was to wave frantically with one hand and snap dozens of photos with the other. Slick and Chrissy kept their cool and listened to the pineapple lady's spiel instead. After the journey through the jungle/pineapple fields, the cart let you off at the pineapple winery. Here, you can look at where they produce pineapple wine through glass panes, but unfortunately you cant really get too much info on the actual process. Then you enter the TASTING ROOMS. These rooms are where the pineapple park hopes that a tourist, by shoving as many free samples of pineapple products into their stomach as they want, will be convinced to buy something.
The park was as far as we got, but boy was it Good Fun. Check it out! To the left you see our descent into the Jungle of Pineapple Park. Automated Pineapple carts escort you along tracks through the undergrowth for a measly 500 yen, as an automated voice tells you many a thing about pineapples, most of which you never dared dream that you wanted to know. The entire experience was heavily reminiscent of Jurassic Park, and made me crave orange juice and yogurt Popsicles (a reference to be understood by 2 people only).
Occasionally, we would spy a fellow Pineapple cart through the dense undergrowth. I felt that the best course of action at such times was to wave frantically with one hand and snap dozens of photos with the other. Slick and Chrissy kept their cool and listened to the pineapple lady's spiel instead. After the journey through the jungle/pineapple fields, the cart let you off at the pineapple winery. Here, you can look at where they produce pineapple wine through glass panes, but unfortunately you cant really get too much info on the actual process. Then you enter the TASTING ROOMS. These rooms are where the pineapple park hopes that a tourist, by shoving as many free samples of pineapple products into their stomach as they want, will be convinced to buy something. Right, well it worked with me.
First you walk the gauntlet of Pineapple Wines. If you can still see straight upon emerging, you will head for the pineapple cakes (if you cant see straight, you might misdirect yourself to the lady with the Goya Juice... i don't know how much the goya lobbyists are paying the pineapple plant for this woman to be stationed there but seeing as her product probably kills at least 10 tourists a day, it must be quite a hefty sum). Not only pineapple cakes: pineapple breads, pineapple cookies, pineapple chocolate, pineapple crackers, pineapple jelly, pineapple jello, pineapple pie, pickled pineapple.
And thats all there is to know about shrimp.
2 comments:
I wish I was in pineapple land with you Joycie!
that was too short a story joyce. must add the rest of the pineapple juice. ;)
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