, evidently he neglected to read the drink menu.
The bartender never flinched and asked if the customer wanted to speak to a manager. I must say the pours were strong and I was quite satisfied with my mai tai.
. Again, the employee was nothing but polite.
. I def give to Tampa's version though mostly for the serengeti/animals that are superior to Disney's AK offerings imo.
thank you
: the gondolas, jeep river ride (name escapes me, sorry - but it was abreviated version without the runaway jeep part), and many of the animal attractions on the savannah. Turned out there is a new ride going in, The Cheetah that apparently will take guests on roller coaster ride thru good portion of the park. Many shows were cancelled too that day. There were many construction barriers and 'you couldn't get there from here' sort of obstacles, but we still had a wonderful day here.
Entire family was amazed how quickly this bad boy hauled himself up out of the pond by his 'toes' and gave us his best smile.
(think along the lines of Finding Nemo 
) But...will heed advice for noodle for lazy river...(I likes it that way ) As for the birds...idk 'bout them. 
Had traumatic experience as child....at the zoo, birds flew overhead and one "hit"me Didn't enjoy the whole thing....so, if one were to land on mai head, I'd be fearful of the same thing happenin again. But...I'm willing to give it a try )
Sux when monkey wrenches thrown into plans (you just CAN'T go wrong w/ that book, can ya?)We really enjoyed the topiaries & lush landscaping...
sorry...but it LOOKS like the exact opposite! (don't worry...i know he was glad to be on vacay 
)
Even IF the service IS subpar, people need to take that into consideration...esp when they are splitting tips up and such. I know I'm not the only one who HATES that servers aren't paid AT LEAST minimum wage. I think it's wrong and wish I could do something to help change it.
) the rest of the night.. It was only low 60's, felt chilled once the wet suit was removed, glad to change into dry clothes. didn't even want to consider the short trip back to hotel feeling & looking so gritty. we just underdressed bathing suits in the am, no biggie to shower & change. Nice to be able to knock all the sand off our gear in their shower room toovs our hotel bathtub.
& let me know it with both the evil eye & odd warning growl type noise!
we met back at our prearranged time and boarded the truck. You were grouped with others (all repeats in our group except us) and basically held onto the side of the truck while you toured the savannah and had guide explain along with a photographer (very low key! refreshing change of pace).
"most" of the giraffes were very sweet & would tolerate petting, guess which one wouldn't below:
ding, ding, we have a winner! This guy wasn't amused
next into the rhino pen, we stepped out of truck and met this big boy
and his keeper who went into detail as to rhinos and conservation efforts. The males are very dangerous and are kept away from guests but the general tour goes thru savannah where there were 2 babies.
we were told that if the mama started to charge to hold on tight, they can move quite fast for their size
we kicked around a bit in egypt area, montu was pretty cool; no line as construction walls seemed to discourage most folks.
Then looped back thru savannah to train station. Wound up getting up at next stop vs the one closest to 'roos as it was such a 'pokey' train it was quicker to walk
and wallabies
i've been to so many petting zoos i've lost count over the years, this one was a winner and an absolute bargin for a few $s.
food pics r verboten, otherwise i get the cranky looks (i.e. the why do i have to pose for a pic w/a plant look
i thought the same thing re the fish. They (and the rays which was a bit un-nerving the 1st few times) would come right up to you to check you out at times, then go about their way.
DC food was notch above typical cafeteria food imo all you can eat/drink. Beer at the stands, Im not a bud fan but they had an ale-type on draft that was decent.
continental type breakfast: pastries, cereal, yogurt, lots of fruit, coffee, tea, milk, juices, bottled water
lunch: chicken stir fry, salmon, hamburger platter (think there was a veggie one too), pasta, salads, hot dogs, cold sandwiches, probably other stuff im forgetting lots of different types of desserts
snacks: they had hot pretzels, chips, etc. at the bars, ice cream too.
after a day in salt water & covered in sand i yearned for a shower
Will def make sure we include this. Had no idea it was even there.
...ya know...since MY weekend report is finished and all ....jus' sayin'....
. weird thing about FLA is nobody in my family (knock on wood) has ever burnt in any of the parks. We do tend to head for the shade and many activities are inside via rides/shows, we have gotten our share of sun @ the beaches though...so i know the sun is wicked there
. There really isn't much info in way of TRs here re BG, as u know i found ur old TR in a search...which was really informative (thank you!) vs my quickie here.
