Have a wild day!

Monday 28 February 2011
Driving into Disney World today the parking attendant lady was so sweetly separating us from our money and kindly wished to us, "Have a wild day!" We went to the Animal Kingdom and had a pretty good time. Attractions seen: Expedition Everest (otherwise known as the Matterhorn but here they call it by another name and you get to see the Yeti's shadow tearing up your rollercoaster track ahead of you and so you go part way down the mountain backwards), Kali River Rapids (see Blutos barges of yesterday only BJ wanted to get even more wet and we went a second time in one day today and were mostly dried out by the time we got home except at the belt line), Maharajah Jungle Trek (cool giant fruit bats), Flights of Wonder (BJ had a Harris Hawk nearly tap her on the head), Wildlife Express Train to Rafiki's Conservation Station (BJ was irritated at me for listening to Rafiki's conservation propaganda but failed to realize I was just enjoying a chance to sit down, not particularly paying much attention to the words of a monkey), Kilimanjaro Safari (where they trained all the lions, white rhinos (originally called wide rhinos because of their wide square jaws), black rhinos, elephants, antelope, cheetah, Watusi cattle, etc. to come in for the night), Pangani Forest Exploration Trail (baby gorilla was biggest star, but dad thumped his chest at us), and the amazing Tree of Life (roots carved into about 30 animal heads).

I'm learning to take aspirins before I start hurting, stay hydrated, eat regularly whether hungry or not, and at the end of the day I am still able to stagger out of the park in my own two legs. If you aren't somewhat crippled at the end of the day you must not have done it right.