Waltzing Waters - on the Isle of Wight
At the weekend, Annie and I went to the Isle of Wight. Apart from getting sunburn on Saturday and then soaked to the bone on the Sunday, it was a fantastic weekend.
On the Friday evening we went to see Waltzing Waters in Ryde, which is a show of water fountains dancing to music! It’s basically an insane version of a sound-to-light system. A little too large for me to have one installed at home though…
We also had a visit to the Isle of Wight Zoo to see a few big cats and some of my family (monkeys in case you wondered). We stayed in a fantastic B&B in Sandown, treated to great service, fried breakfasts, and chocy bars too!
We also played crazy golf, spent a few pennies in the amusements, and sat in a freezing cold cinema where half of the seating area was flooded! My first visit to the Isle of Wight? An adventure.
The Indoor Fireworks are back!
I haven’t seen indoor fireworks in a very long time. The last time that I remember playing about with them was when I was 13. I had some indoor fireworks for my 13th Birthday (so in 1995 by my calculations). Dad also treated me to some real fireworks, and that marked the first time that I ever set off proper fireworks.
Indoor fireworks were great and rubbish at the same time, but not too cheap either. I remember that for a sheet of them in 1995, it cost around £5. Fireworks Arcade is certainly not the cheapest place to buy indoor fireworks at nearly £10 plus delivery, but shopping around will lead you to finding some cheaper ones.
It appears that they have also got rid of the Vesuvius or volcano firework. This basically used a small amount of Ammonium Dichromate which decomposed when set alight/heated. Ammonium Dichromate is classed as toxic, and doesn’t appear to be in the pack anymore. It’s a shame, as it was my favourite!