Oh wow, I know you were only like 11/12 but it must have been hard to keep a straight face seeing that close up, what was her reaction to being kicked off the ride?  Thank you for the recommendations! It would be awesome to nip into Mexico, is the border crossing easy? I am not sure if I would need a visa though, I will look into that. From what I know of the region of Mexico near the Californian border, am I correct in thinking that there are little beach resort towns? It will be nice to have constant good weather for once haha!