Day 131- Tinkertown (July 20)

We had one final two-night stop, which was in Winnipeg. Our full day was spent at a small amusement park, Tinkertown. It was small, but not small enough for all of us to be aloud to go off on our own, so we had to 'buddy up'. For some reason, I always get stuck with Mel. She is such a weenie, and refuses to go on anything cool. I am by far the most adventurous/stupid one in the family. Alan takes a distant second. I once went on a Tilt-A-Whirl 10 consecutive times.
Tinkertown was cute. It had everything one would expect of a small amusement park. It was only open for 5 hours, but it was a great 5 hours, the perfect way to end the perfect vacation.
In Tinkertown, there was a 'rocking boat'. You sat in the boat, facing the other end and it rocked back and forth.

This isn't me, it's just a picture of the ride I found online.

Later that night, Dad brought us to the mall in Winnipeg for supper. There was a Chapters near the restaurant. I went in, hoping to get my hands on a copy of "The Silence Of The Lambs", which I did. There was a copy there, so I carried it around the store browsing some more. Near the beginning of the fiction section, I saw something that nearly made me squeal. The James Bond novels. I had never seen one in person, they weren't even available on inter-library loan back home. I had been wanting to read one since Skyfall came out in theaters. I immediately returned the book in my hand to its spot on the shelf and oogled the books. The whole series was there. They weren't in order, so I didn't know which one to start with. I picked out the ones my favorite Bond movies were based on: Dr. No, Live And Let Die, and Goldfinger. After picking out my selection, I went to find Dad, to see if I was allowed to get all three. While talking, a clerk came up to me and asked if I had ever read the series before. When I said I hadn't, he told me it was better to start at the beginning and work my way through in order. I don't know why, but I listened to the guy's advice and traded out Live And Let Die for Casino Royale and Goldfinger for Diamonds Are Forever.  Of course, I didn't know the order, and actually ended up trading out my selections for ones later published. Oops.