Stephen was finally located…or perhaps I should say he located us. We actually gave him a little more freedom on this trip. Pop bought him a waterproof watch so he could keep up with the time. Stephen truly did a great job with his new found responsibility….and he was just in time for some early morning pool fun….The Flamingo & Pelican Activity by Flamingo Pond (next to pool).
In the rooms, you’ll find several informational sheets about Jambo House & Kidani Village. The activity sheet, like the one below, has TONS of “free” activities for all ages.
The Flamingo Activity started at 9:30am…very informative and extremely kid friendly!! This guy was one of the conservationist from Africa ….if I remember correctly, his name was Rens.
He pointed out the different parts of the flamingo head and what each part was used for….
Rens then explained how flamingos eat shrimp….he used a tub of water, a comb and sequins to demonstrate the process. Each child was given a chance to experiment with the feeding process.
After this demonstration, it was time for the Pelican Activity. Another cast member did the presentation about ways pelicans eat. Once again, extremely kid friendly and worth the time.
Time for the waterslide!!! Disney did a great job of camouflaging the slide, for the most part. Pop got this shot in the pool looking up at the top of the slide….he was ready to try out his new underwater camera!!
Stephen did the slide a few times, but decided it was a bit slow for him. He said it wasn’t as fast as the Poly and CR. Faith, on the other hand, LOVED it!!! For a solid hour, this is what she did!
And no worries….while Jesse may appear to be unconscious, he’s completely alive. Perhaps a bit tired…but still going steady.
While Faith and Jesse continued to exhaust themselves on the slide, Stephen and I struck up a conversation with some of the wildlife conservationist.
These guys were super friendly and FULL of valuable information about the animals. Both were college students from Africa studying wildlife conservation. Each of them handed us a card that looked like this…
Each wildlife CM carried these cards with them. It gives you their name and their home country with info about that country on the back of the card. They also told us about the Cultural Safari that takes place each night at 7:30pm near the lobby (more on that later).
I’ve said it once (or twice or three times) and I’ll say it again….the staff at AKL is by far the friendliest I’ve met at WDW.
Back to the pool…..
Ya never know who or what might join you for a swim…..
I kept hoping the ducks would leave. When they visited us at the WL pool a couple of years ago, the staff shut it down due to the ducks using the pool as a toilet
The kids insisted that MaHopie and I take our turn on the waterslide…not exactly what I wanted to do, and I couldn’t come up with a logical excuse not to…..
Still not sure
why my hands are raised above my head like it’s a roller coaster….and Stephen was right…not that fast.
MaHopie’s turn….hands up… bracing herself for impact….
Pop had fun with his new camera….
Our pool time was great!! Not too hot…not too many people….perfect!!!
Before returning to the room, Pop captured a few more wildlife shots…
Up next……Kidani Village and lunch at Sanaa
And there is always the quiet pool - that is the only place we swam, actually.
and my goal is to de-clutter the house this summer before we leave for Florida.
done!! And just curious...where is Whistler??? Since I'm done with summer classes, I've got to start my de-cluttering ,too....maybe tomorrow 
...or not....
How could I forget??!! Bill will NEVER forget....especially his $60 stuffed shark that measured all of 4 inches long
