torsie24
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This morning was the first one that we definitely felt like we'd adjusted to the timezone for. We were up and at the bus stop close to 9am.
We got to AK a little after opening and headed into Africa where we grabbed FPs for the Safari as our previous ride had been in the afternoon so we though we might see some different animals..
It was pretty busy so we had a while to wait, and decided now was a great time to explore the Pagani trail next door.
I love the trails, and we spent a long time wandering through. The mole rats were awesome! And I also really liked the birds, we were in their for ages talking to the birdie CM as most poeple sort of rushed through, but he knew so much about them and pointed out some of the sneakier ones that were hiding in the undergrowth.
The hippos were really amazing too! I love hippos.
But I don't think I'd like to be too close to the jaws of a live one! It was amazing to see just how big they really are!
We also watched the meerkats for quite a while, they are SO cute! The CM there was a little lacklustre but he did gross the kids out by telling them how the meerkats had caught and eeaten the wild rabbits that came into their enclosure!
Look at this awesome Gorilla taking a nap in the shade, it was a super hot day!!!
Once we were done with the trail it was Safari time, so we headed into the FP line which was pretty busy in itself, but we were soon on our truck and got the front row which was fun.
We saw loads of animals this time, I truly think you could just reride this a few times a day and always have a great time!
After we did the safari we headed over to Kali and grabbed ourselves some FPs. Guess what we did while we waited?
Thats right! The Maharaja Jungle trek!
I loooove this guy!
And we spent ages in with the amazing bats too!
I also made Jack watch the tigers for a long time as I really loves cats, and the bigger the better (don't tell Bella and Boo) their enclosure was just amazing too, really beautiful the way it is all like ruins. We loved it.
It was a hot day, makes a kitty very sleepy.
We also loved the birdies in here! And their awesome little houses!
Cutie!
Then it was Kali time! To be honest I thought it was pretty short, and was surprised when it was over. I'm glad we used FPs as it sure had a long wait that day.
After Kali we headed over to EE, and admired the funny monkeys on the way.
How many theme parks look this amazing?!?
Sadly the yeti was sick (CMs words, not mine) and the ride wouldn't be re-opening until they had some yeti medicine. It had been down a while so we didn't wait and headed over to Dinosaur as Jack wanted to ride again.
We grabbed FPs as the lines were long everywhere that morning, and as we were both getting pretty hungry we spent the FP wait time in Restaurantosaurus where we shared a cheeseburger meal.
By the time we were done and cooled down plenty it was Dino time! Luckily we made it out just before the asteroid hit. Do any of you guys say "We're not gonna make it! We're not gonna make it!" as much as Jack and I do? Or is his love of the ride a little too intense?
The park was getting busier and EE was still shut, so we headed on out, but via our friend the giant anteater as we love him. A CM with a little electronic computer thingy also asked me a few survey questions.
We hopped on the bus and were back at AKL pretty soon, where we filled up our resort mugs and chilled in the AC for an hour or so.
-----sorry no more photos from this point
I didn't want to take my camera to BB-------------
Once we had restored some evergy with the help of BBQ Lays we hopped on the bus to Blizzard Beach for our first water parks visit of the trip.
It was really quiet, and once we;d got our locker all sorted we hopped into the lazy river for a bit of a relax. We jumped out at the runoff rapids, doing the joint one first as it had been at least a decade since either of us had been on a water slide, and then we ran bakc up again like kids and did the inividual ones too!
We got back in the lazy river and headed around a few more stops, getting out by the wave pool where we grabbed some rings and bobbed around for a while, but it made me kinda sea sick....wierd! After the pool we walked around for a bit before getting the ski lift up the the top of the scary hill and braving...
Teamboat springs!
No way were we going on the big slides! We loved TS though. We had one more chill out on the river (our favourite part of the whole water park experience) and then got dried and headed back to AKL.
I'm not sure about you, but swimming pools always make me super hungry? So on the bus home we discussed trying to see if we could get into Boma as it wasn't peak dinner time yet.
When we got back I quickly showered and dried my hair, and then we headed down to Boma and asked about walk ups and they said 'no problem!' we waited about 20 minutes or so as the area was quite busy. But were soon seated.
I asked for the breakfast frunch to drink which wasn't a problem, and then we hit the buffet.
I really enjoyed all the food (I'm a big fan of falfel, couscous, curries, tagines etc. so it was right up my street) and also thought it was good value. I didn't try any deserts (way too much hummus and breads!) but Jack had about 3 visits and he loved them! We would definitely return.
After dinner we went back to our room for a while, and then out onto Arusha rock where we talked to a lovely CM who pointed out a giraffe asleep just by our room who we hadn't noticed at all! He was from Africa and had the most beautiful voice, he said he was really keen to visit England - we told him Florida was a LOT nicer!
We had a pretty early night as we had a very busy day ahead of us tomorrow!
We got to AK a little after opening and headed into Africa where we grabbed FPs for the Safari as our previous ride had been in the afternoon so we though we might see some different animals..
It was pretty busy so we had a while to wait, and decided now was a great time to explore the Pagani trail next door.
I love the trails, and we spent a long time wandering through. The mole rats were awesome! And I also really liked the birds, we were in their for ages talking to the birdie CM as most poeple sort of rushed through, but he knew so much about them and pointed out some of the sneakier ones that were hiding in the undergrowth.
The hippos were really amazing too! I love hippos.
But I don't think I'd like to be too close to the jaws of a live one! It was amazing to see just how big they really are!
We also watched the meerkats for quite a while, they are SO cute! The CM there was a little lacklustre but he did gross the kids out by telling them how the meerkats had caught and eeaten the wild rabbits that came into their enclosure!
Look at this awesome Gorilla taking a nap in the shade, it was a super hot day!!!
Once we were done with the trail it was Safari time, so we headed into the FP line which was pretty busy in itself, but we were soon on our truck and got the front row which was fun.
We saw loads of animals this time, I truly think you could just reride this a few times a day and always have a great time!
After we did the safari we headed over to Kali and grabbed ourselves some FPs. Guess what we did while we waited?
Thats right! The Maharaja Jungle trek!
I loooove this guy!
And we spent ages in with the amazing bats too!
I also made Jack watch the tigers for a long time as I really loves cats, and the bigger the better (don't tell Bella and Boo) their enclosure was just amazing too, really beautiful the way it is all like ruins. We loved it.
It was a hot day, makes a kitty very sleepy.
We also loved the birdies in here! And their awesome little houses!
Cutie!
Then it was Kali time! To be honest I thought it was pretty short, and was surprised when it was over. I'm glad we used FPs as it sure had a long wait that day.
After Kali we headed over to EE, and admired the funny monkeys on the way.
How many theme parks look this amazing?!?
Sadly the yeti was sick (CMs words, not mine) and the ride wouldn't be re-opening until they had some yeti medicine. It had been down a while so we didn't wait and headed over to Dinosaur as Jack wanted to ride again.
We grabbed FPs as the lines were long everywhere that morning, and as we were both getting pretty hungry we spent the FP wait time in Restaurantosaurus where we shared a cheeseburger meal.
By the time we were done and cooled down plenty it was Dino time! Luckily we made it out just before the asteroid hit. Do any of you guys say "We're not gonna make it! We're not gonna make it!" as much as Jack and I do? Or is his love of the ride a little too intense?
The park was getting busier and EE was still shut, so we headed on out, but via our friend the giant anteater as we love him.
A CM with a little electronic computer thingy also asked me a few survey questions.We hopped on the bus and were back at AKL pretty soon, where we filled up our resort mugs and chilled in the AC for an hour or so.
-----sorry no more photos from this point
I didn't want to take my camera to BB-------------Once we had restored some evergy with the help of BBQ Lays we hopped on the bus to Blizzard Beach for our first water parks visit of the trip.
It was really quiet, and once we;d got our locker all sorted we hopped into the lazy river for a bit of a relax. We jumped out at the runoff rapids, doing the joint one first as it had been at least a decade since either of us had been on a water slide, and then we ran bakc up again like kids and did the inividual ones too!
We got back in the lazy river and headed around a few more stops, getting out by the wave pool where we grabbed some rings and bobbed around for a while, but it made me kinda sea sick....wierd! After the pool we walked around for a bit before getting the ski lift up the the top of the scary hill and braving...
Teamboat springs!
No way were we going on the big slides! We loved TS though. We had one more chill out on the river (our favourite part of the whole water park experience) and then got dried and headed back to AKL.I'm not sure about you, but swimming pools always make me super hungry? So on the bus home we discussed trying to see if we could get into Boma as it wasn't peak dinner time yet.
When we got back I quickly showered and dried my hair, and then we headed down to Boma and asked about walk ups and they said 'no problem!' we waited about 20 minutes or so as the area was quite busy. But were soon seated.
I asked for the breakfast frunch to drink which wasn't a problem, and then we hit the buffet.
I really enjoyed all the food (I'm a big fan of falfel, couscous, curries, tagines etc. so it was right up my street) and also thought it was good value. I didn't try any deserts (way too much hummus and breads!) but Jack had about 3 visits and he loved them! We would definitely return.
After dinner we went back to our room for a while, and then out onto Arusha rock where we talked to a lovely CM who pointed out a giraffe asleep just by our room who we hadn't noticed at all! He was from Africa and had the most beautiful voice, he said he was really keen to visit England - we told him Florida was a LOT nicer!
We had a pretty early night as we had a very busy day ahead of us tomorrow!
Another update, thank you!
