A-maize-ing Corn Maze

When I heard about the corn maze in Peer, I just had to check it out. Take a peek at this picture that I borrowed from their web site. Not only did they make a really fun maze that covers two acres of farmland, they also carved out a big picture and words in the corn. I know....it's a-maize-ing! Russ was out taking part in another big bike ride today, so the kids and I decided to head over to the maze and see if we could make it through. For only 2,50 euro, it was a bargain. Jess is a master puzzle solver, and she has a unbelievable memory for maps. I didn't mention to her that they had an aerial picture of the maze on their website. (At least not until we were actually at the entrance.) She was a little unhappy with me, but I wanted this to be more of a challenge for her. I knew if I let her take a peek at it before hand, she'd lead us right through to the end in about 5 minutes flat. Brandon is more of a "fly by the seat of your pants" type of adventurer, so we let him lead us along. Jess' job was to keep track of where we were going, so we could actually find our way back out again. When you pay your entrance fee, the ladies give each person a little form with a list of questions on it, and a corn stalk pen. You are supposed to find clues to answer the questions on the form, as you wander through the maze. By reading the signs, you also learn interesting facts about farming and agriculture. When you are done, you turn in the paper for a chance to win a nice prize. You get to keep the cute pens. We wandered around for a while, with Brandon pointed the way and Jess occasionally helping out when we got too far off task. Thanks to our navigational skills, we made it through pretty quickly. The ladies said we could try it again in reverse, so off we went. It didn't take long for me and Brandon to get hopelessly lost. (It's a lot harder going backwards.) Finally, we gave up and asked Jess if she could lead us back out again. She gave us a look that clearly said "Are you serious? Of course I can!" and proceeded to lead us back to the exit in a couple of minutes. We took our cute corn pens and toodled on home. I wonder if they would open the maze back up for Halloween. Wouldn't that be fun? I'd love to try it again at night with a group of people. (Jess is on my team.)