The Meadows

The start to the 2016 Adventure Tuesday was a late one, between summer camps, soccer, and soccer reffing we did not start AT until 8:30 pm! With that in mind, we opted for a close by adventure: The Meadows (http://www.meadowsfrozencustard.com)- known for their ice cream, but they also have mini golf, batting cages, and bumper cars.

Planning:  Not much planning was needed except to check to see how late they were open (10 pm). Other than a wallet, nothing was needed.

The Drive: The Meadows is located in Harrisburg so the drive was extremely short and uneventful.

The Arrival: Knowing we wanted to play mini golf, we drove around back of the ice cream parlor and easily saw where we needed to park and pay for mini golf.  Kim and I were content to just let the kids play, until we found out it was a BOGO day for mini golf.

The Adventure: Once all six of us had our clubs and each one had a different colored ball, we headed to the course.  The course was well taken care of, fun, and challenging.  I think any player at any age/ experience level would enjoy the course. The water holes were well stocked with nets for fishing out the balls (oh you know we had to). Unfortunately, playing in the dark, we lost two balls into the bushes due to overzealous players. Everyone really seemed to have a good time and there were several holes-in-one.  However, somehow,  when we got to the last hole and were ready to tally our scores, we realized we had missed two holes- and we had no idea where and no one really wanted to go back as ice cream was in the near future.

We returned our clubs to the ice cream shop (as the mini golf kiosk had closed).  Once inside, there were MANY flavor ice cream combinations to choose from.  Looking at the clock, it was 9:58 and the staff was diligently cleaning up for the night.  Not once did they complain, sigh, or attempt to rush us as choices were slowly being made.  We even stayed to eat inside for a bit, before personal guilt got the better of us.  Everyone was extremely happy with their ice cream choices, from cones to milkshakes. The ice cream was divine, the service impeccable.

Tips/ Tricks:  Not too much to say here- if you are apt to lose balls, either grab a spare or play in the day time. Come hungry.

We are looking forward to coming back and checking out the bumper cars and batting cages.