I first read about Bongoland about two years ago when the girls and I were first getting into camping. I had it in my head to explore as much of Florida as possible and, of course, the first book I turned to was Weird Florida.
Life being what it is, my plans to go to Bongoland always got scrapped. But when I finally got to go, it was almost as good as I hoped. The only thing that could have made it better would have been more...dinosaurs?
This was the only one of the five concrete monstrosities that "looked" semi-normal...and by that I mean ... never mind, just keep scrolling down.
Okay. Dinosaur eggs are pretty simple enough to make. These kind of looked cool. I liked how they had one that was broken open almost birdbath-like.
I've always been a fan of stegosaurus. They make me smile as I imagine them clodding around in the forest.
Cool I like tricertops - they always look tough, like they are just sitting on the edge of a major spaz out. Umm...okay so maybe his horns got broken in a fight...
Why is he trying to KISS US????
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Yikes! Rexy Baby! What happened to you? Where is your third finger? Have you dislocated a shoulder, you poor thing!
I'm pretty sure there isn't anything left to say but oh how these made me crazy happy!
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I'm so glad that you shared the link to the Weird Florida site. I had never heard of this and I'm already really excited about taking a few road trips!
ReplyDeleteI actually found it in Barnes and Noble and spent a good hour or so skimming through it jotting down places I wanted to go. There is another book called Florida Oddities that has some good road trip suggestions in it.
DeleteHappy trails!!
Bongoland looks delightful. I love the bashful land sloth. And that T-Rex is just precious. I want to find the sculptor, who is presumably in a mental institution, and just pat his/her head for trying. I mean, not even the eggs are the right shape. Love it.
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, Bongoland was created way back in the 50s before the team at Jurassic Park used their time machines to find out how cool dinosaurs actually looked. And I'm sure that concrete technology has come a long way since then...right?
DeleteI thought about trying to convince Scott to renew our wedding vows in front of the T-Rex...but something told me that it would be a losing battle!
Oh man! If you could renew your vows in front of the T Rex that would be amazeballs! I want to go to Bongoland. Super bad.
ReplyDeleteI'm working on it. When I brought it up he shook his head at me...that's a good sign since he didn't outright say no!
DeleteReminds me of the project my sister made on dinosaurs. Thank you for sharing this one across.
ReplyDeleteLike something for a school project, right? So funny!
DeleteThat T-Rex will always hold a special place in my heart. He just needs a friend. A "special" friend . . .
ReplyDeleteCan you just image how very awesome TWO T-Rexs at Bongoland would be? I don't think I'd ever leave!
DeleteThat Rex looks like "Welll, come on there cowboy, make my day!"
ReplyDeleteIf only he had a hat.
DeleteI like how they all look slightly sloshed, like they've been sneaking sips o' the jolly juice that they keep stashed in flasks in the bushes.
ReplyDeleteSneaking sips? Heck no! They've been dunking and guzzling straight from the barrels!!
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