4 Hours Sleep and a Theme Park.

So, i have concluded that going to a theme park when you've had less than 4 hours sleep, and a very sensitive stomach probably isnt the best idea. I noticed it first of all on the car journey..but blamed it on pre-theme park nerves and anticipation. Oh how wrong i was!! My flatmates bounced out of the car, whooping and cheering in excitement when we arrived at the park gates. I think to myself 'ok...maybe some food will help my stomach'. So i eat a mini chocolate bar. I feel momentarily better. 5 minutes down the line, and i feel on death's door again. Despite this, we head towards SAW - a rollercoaster with a vertical...yes, VERTICAL drop and going at goodness knows how many miles per hour! I strap myself in, the ride begins, and we're away. My stomach has better things to concentrate on for these few minutes, the most important being my survival. So i get off the ride, feeling a little bashed and rather windswept, and decide that yes, we shall go on Stealth.

So whilst we were queueing for an hour and a half i decide i'm not all that great at queueing, but in true British spirit i stand there for the sake of it. And as i'm doing so, a wave of illness/sick feeling/blurry head/dazed sensation hits me at full force. I suddenly feel incredibly ill, and i think everyone in the queue has noticed that at this stage i am now holding on to the railings for support, and my usually cheery smile has vanished without trace. So, ok, i decide that going on Stealth probably isnt the best idea for my health. I decide to wait in the queue until my friends have got up there, then make a quick exit - a far easier option than turning around and walking back through crowds and crowds of people. I wait. I feel rubbish. I wait some more, and then, low and behold, the ride experiences 'technical difficulties'. My heart sinks. Not because i want to be on this ride, but because i friggin' can't get out of the queue! Oh just my luck. So eventually, a further half an hour later, we make the top, and i can escape. (This involves struggling forward, speaking to an attendant, who has to unlock a special gate and let me out down a 'forbidden passage'). Exciting stuff. Sadly, the day for me was rather a struggle. And i couldnt even take part in the hot, sugary doughnuts! So, here i am, £25 down, completely shattered, with a bruise on the side of my head.

But what i will say is i do not regret having such little sleep. Sometimes, sleep comes second in my priorities, and last night was one of those nights. But what i will advise, is please, don't go to a theme park the following day :) x