One of my favorite parts was the Kilimanjaro Safaris. We all got into safari jeeps that held about 30 people. As we went along we saw some amazing animals just roaming without any fences between them and other animals. It reminded me of Jurassic Park with the beauty and openness. We saw some beautiful giraffes, Hogwarts, ostrich, elephant, black rhino and white, hippos, cheetah, huge ox with large horns, and other miscellaneous animals. They were all magnificent and so beautiful in their natural surroundings. The Hogwarts burrowed large holes all over their area – it was just fascinating to see. We later learned that this park closes earlier than the rest because it takes 3 hours to round up each animal at the end of the day. They all have certain calls they sound to call them to their individual cages.
Parker bought a cute Mickey Safari hat – he was so excited about his purchase.
Animal Kingdom is enormous as far as area it covers. We walked from one end of the park to the other a couple of times probably covering 5 miles or so today. We ate lunch at a Chinese place and enjoyed some yummy lemon or sweet and sour chicken. It was so filling and tasted yummy.
Two amazing shows we were able to see was “Festival of the Lion King” and “Finding Nemo Musical.” “Festival of the Lion King” was combined with dressed up characters from Lion King along with some natives that sang the songs (they were amazing!). We were all thoroughly enthralled the whole time. It was definitely first class. “Finding Nemo Musical” was amazing also. It was about a 45 minute production in a beautiful large auditorium with a stage. The characters were all large puppets carried around by the person who played their voice. It was fascinating how they did it and very entertaining. The songs were also really fun. Bradley ended up falling asleep during it – he has had 3 very long days in a row and can’t keep up with all this excitement.
Before heading out around 6:30 p.m., we got a turkey leg for all to share. The kids were devouring it! It was a pretty funny sight to see.
After leaving the park, we headed over to Chilies to eat dinner. Since it was so packed, we ended up doing take out and eating back at our condo. It was so nice to actually get back at a decent time to relax before bed. We all enjoyed some swimming time together. The water was so warm (pretty much the perfect temperature). Bradley was practicing holding his breath under water. He was cracking us all up. He first started out thinking he could only hold his breath with goggles on, but then graduated to doing it without them. He would hold his breath for about 15 seconds at a time. I was very impressed. If he keeps this up, I will have to get him into swimming lessons this summer.
