New Zealand is big on X-game types of outdoor fun. You can see it on the playgrounds for early middle level aged kids. They have playground structures that include climbing walls, balancing wires and other components all designed around dexterity and agility. So it's no small wonder that one big amusement draw is The Zorb. It's this big ball with a smaller one inside. The smaller vessel has water. Zorbers are transported by van up a rather large hill to a platform from which the Zorb is launched. Zorbers jump inside the smaller ball (wearing bathing suits) and given the signal, push to the front, whereby the Zorb begins its descent. It's quite a rollicking ride. Not for the faint of heart. Just when you start to get the "spins", the ride thankfully ends! Marc, Drake and Alden Zorbed while Penny photographed. Pictured here are our victorious Zorbers as well as their run down the hill.
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Those Zorbs look like the thing that always chased the guy in The Prisoner when he tried to escape. Weird.
The prisoner?
The old UK television show with Patrick McGoohan. Didn't you ever see it?
Here is a link to wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner
You really should check it out. It was quite a show.
Is this a Marc or Penny response? If Marc, I am really stunned you don't know this show - tons of political overtones that resonate today.
I found more info. The ball in The Prisoner was called the Rover; it was the security force that captured all people who tried to escape from the Village.
More from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_%28The_Prisoner%29
It's mostly me (marc) putting the blog together. I haven't heard of The Prisoner but I will check out your web link when it cools down here. Too hot in the computer area.
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