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Texas Bear Round-Up Day 2 of 5
Mar. 17th, 2023 11:59 pmFRIDAY
Woke up about 7:30 and used the bathroom, then returned to bed and slept till 9:30. Got a shower and dressed for the Waterpark excursion. In the lobby I grabbed breakfast and checked in with Nino who I met at Octobearfest in Denver. I met David, a cute cub from Kent, Ohio, and also Mario who I friended on Facebook but hadn't previously met in person. I also saw Chuck and Robert from Kansas City (by way of Bremerton). Robert came with us on the Waterpark excursion but Chuck stayed behind.
We loaded up the motorcoach and made our way to Epic Waters in Grand Prairie. When we left the bus we were directed around the line to purchase tickets. I got changed and stuffed everything into my locker, then hit the Lazy River for most of the afternoon, relying on my big belly for flotation. The first few circuits I followed a big, inked bear on a tube, who I later chatted with and he introduced himself as De'Ron. (I'd seen him at Hospitality last night but we hadn't met.) There were many children we kept bumping into, as well as many hot bears - a fair proportion of whom were not with our party and had kids in tow. A particularly shining example was a daddy bear in a sawed-off T-shirt reclining in the cockpit of a large video game beside a girl of about ten, presumably his daughter. I had a Walking Taco (basically a bag of Fritos topped with taco meat and other fillings) for lunch, then did a couple more circuits on the Lazy River before drying off and getting dressed. I hung out with David and Mario in the arcade until it was time to board the bus back to the hotel.
When we arrived, there was a rush for the elevators. I sat up and watched TV briefly in my room, but decided to take a disco nap about 4:30. I woke up about an hour later, refreshed, although my left hip was still acting up. I decided to dress for Bear Dance and head downstairs in search of dinner. I spotted Chuck and Robert on the escalator and asked to join them. We ended up being a table of seven (Donner, party of eight... 😈) with four other young bears they'd met earlier. Most notable was Andrew who is local and has been working in the vendor market. He's a cute cub with a wispy light-brown goatee and darker brown hair. We had an amazing yet simple dinner at Birds, Bourbon, and Brews. I had the Sticky (Korean) fried half chicken with collard greens and a cranberry-blackberry (branded Crackberry) cider. Over dinner we had a wide-ranging conversation and I filled in a few notable things that happened since Chuck and Robert left the Pacific NW. After dinner I returned to my room to chill out until Hospitality opened at nine, and chatted with Zach on Messenger.
At Hospitality I had such a great time that I decided to skip the Bear Dance at S4. I asked Marc if he knew anyone who needed a ticket and he pointed me to these cute pups in his leather family, Bourbon and Trey. I gave the latter my ticket so it wouldn't be wasted. I had extended chats with Andrew who I met at dinner and with Oren who I met at the Waterpark. I also hung out with Justin and Ty-Ty from the Waterpark and their friend Javier, and watched as Pup Happy (Jorge) went through a number of costume changes. (His friend John stuck to his Bear onesie.) And I met a local muscle bear named Brent Gibert (G-bear) whose pictures I took at the backdrop and, through him, a cute cub named Kyle from South Carolina. Finally, I sat for a break with two big bears with canes, Gerald and Chris, from Oklahoma. When the Hospitality room closed at two, I hung out briefly with a nice-looking dude named Michael with the pretentious title (in his opinion) of "Assistant Attorney General of Maryland", then returned to my room and got to bed around three.
Woke up about 7:30 and used the bathroom, then returned to bed and slept till 9:30. Got a shower and dressed for the Waterpark excursion. In the lobby I grabbed breakfast and checked in with Nino who I met at Octobearfest in Denver. I met David, a cute cub from Kent, Ohio, and also Mario who I friended on Facebook but hadn't previously met in person. I also saw Chuck and Robert from Kansas City (by way of Bremerton). Robert came with us on the Waterpark excursion but Chuck stayed behind.
We loaded up the motorcoach and made our way to Epic Waters in Grand Prairie. When we left the bus we were directed around the line to purchase tickets. I got changed and stuffed everything into my locker, then hit the Lazy River for most of the afternoon, relying on my big belly for flotation. The first few circuits I followed a big, inked bear on a tube, who I later chatted with and he introduced himself as De'Ron. (I'd seen him at Hospitality last night but we hadn't met.) There were many children we kept bumping into, as well as many hot bears - a fair proportion of whom were not with our party and had kids in tow. A particularly shining example was a daddy bear in a sawed-off T-shirt reclining in the cockpit of a large video game beside a girl of about ten, presumably his daughter. I had a Walking Taco (basically a bag of Fritos topped with taco meat and other fillings) for lunch, then did a couple more circuits on the Lazy River before drying off and getting dressed. I hung out with David and Mario in the arcade until it was time to board the bus back to the hotel.
When we arrived, there was a rush for the elevators. I sat up and watched TV briefly in my room, but decided to take a disco nap about 4:30. I woke up about an hour later, refreshed, although my left hip was still acting up. I decided to dress for Bear Dance and head downstairs in search of dinner. I spotted Chuck and Robert on the escalator and asked to join them. We ended up being a table of seven (Donner, party of eight... 😈) with four other young bears they'd met earlier. Most notable was Andrew who is local and has been working in the vendor market. He's a cute cub with a wispy light-brown goatee and darker brown hair. We had an amazing yet simple dinner at Birds, Bourbon, and Brews. I had the Sticky (Korean) fried half chicken with collard greens and a cranberry-blackberry (branded Crackberry) cider. Over dinner we had a wide-ranging conversation and I filled in a few notable things that happened since Chuck and Robert left the Pacific NW. After dinner I returned to my room to chill out until Hospitality opened at nine, and chatted with Zach on Messenger.
At Hospitality I had such a great time that I decided to skip the Bear Dance at S4. I asked Marc if he knew anyone who needed a ticket and he pointed me to these cute pups in his leather family, Bourbon and Trey. I gave the latter my ticket so it wouldn't be wasted. I had extended chats with Andrew who I met at dinner and with Oren who I met at the Waterpark. I also hung out with Justin and Ty-Ty from the Waterpark and their friend Javier, and watched as Pup Happy (Jorge) went through a number of costume changes. (His friend John stuck to his Bear onesie.) And I met a local muscle bear named Brent Gibert (G-bear) whose pictures I took at the backdrop and, through him, a cute cub named Kyle from South Carolina. Finally, I sat for a break with two big bears with canes, Gerald and Chris, from Oklahoma. When the Hospitality room closed at two, I hung out briefly with a nice-looking dude named Michael with the pretentious title (in his opinion) of "Assistant Attorney General of Maryland", then returned to my room and got to bed around three.