So I decided to go for a swim after complaining that I felt really full from the buffet tasting today. And lo and behold...the same thing happened that happens every time I swim...I got hungry!
So I came back to the room, gazed at my pet Giraffe (I call him Pete - he looks like a Pete) for a while, and then gave in to the hunger pangs...I wasn't extremely hungry, just enough to know I wouldn't make it till bedtime.
So I went down to check out the scene at Jiko and Boma - leaning towards Jiko to just get a couple of appetizers or something...Boma was INSANO - there were about 20 people all standing around the entrance with their pagers all looking very hungry and pacing around and looking grumpy...not my scene. Also I didn't feel like eating myself half to death, which happens everytime I go near a buffet.
So over to Jiko I go - it's beautiful in there by the way. The girl tells me she's going to put my name down for The Cooking Place (which I think is like bar seating except with a view of the kitchen - pretty sweet) but she tells me with a very straight face "It could be 15 minutes, it could be an hour and a half or so...we never can tell"...so I went out to enjoy a Lava Smoothie by the pool with my pager. About 25 minutes goes by and I caved...went in and returned my pager and decided to go check out the Mara (CS).
Well...if there is one thing that I love about the value resorts (Yes I am one of those that don't think they are totally evil) it's the selection in the food courts! The Mara had like, 7 things to choose from, none of which were cutting it by now....and by now my hunger was more extreme, so I called the front desk from the hall phone, and asked them to check at Sanaa to see how long I would wait there...10 minutes! YAY...
So I head on over to Kidani for the second time in 2 days (meanwhile had I waited I would have likely been at Jiko by this time - I realized this by the time I was halfway to Sanaa). But I liked Sanaa so it was worth another try.
I had the slow cooked meats with Basmati Rice. You get your choice of 2, I picked the Beef Short Ribs and Red Curry Chicken. Both were delicious, and now I am too stuffed to go to bed, and it's kind of chilly by Florida standards so I can't go swim to make myself less full...I am hoping the frantic typing will serve the same purpose!
Sanaa is amazing by the way - it's right on the Savannah and i got to watch Giraffes (not Pete but maybe a distant relative...he looked like he could be Pete's cousin) play with zebras (and by "play with" I mean co-inhabit the same space but generaly ignore each other). But seriously - it's well themed, wonderfully decorated, comfortable, and the staff are great. Although I will say that it's weird in an "Indian/African" restaurant to be served by a guy named Steve who has a total deep south twang. I mean, I loved him AND his accent, but hearing him explain the authenticity of the spice blend in my red curry chicken was almost hilarious...
Off to bed to get ready for my big rope drop at MK tomorrow! I think I'm going to try to get over to Captain Cookes at Poly for Tongo Toast for breakfast...yum!
Oh and I forgot to share the exciting thing that happened last night after sign off...I thought it was a big ol' lightning storm and went out to check to be sure Pete wasn't scared...but it was the MK fireworks - I can actually see the entire top 1/4 of them from my deck...it was pretty awesome - and should be happening again in approximately 8 minutes - so maybe I'll stay up just a tiny bit longer...
And I'll leave you this evening with the song that's been playing in my head all evening....
Look at this stuff, isn't it neat, wouldn't you think my collections complete...wouldn't you think I'm the girl, girl who has....everything.......