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We made our way to the Maharajah Jungle Trek, picked up a map and went searching for some Tigers, Giant Bats and Lovely Birds.
We came across this “little” fellow sunning on a rock.
I’m a sucker for any type of waterfall.
We walked on and went to see the bats. Bats are fascinating creatures. They were so big and pretty active. I started videoing the bats and one started....er.....relieving himself. Great to get on film, huh? I won’t tell you what he did next. Um, gross.
It is so beautiful through here. The decor is fantastic.
We came upon the tigers who were napping.
This one cracked me up!
We continued our journey in search of the Lovely Birds.
We found them! We spotted many “Birds of the Royal Forest.”
It’s very pretty on the trek.
Our bird would love a birdhouse like one of these.
We left the royal forest. I love the setting of this bench.
After our animal adventure, it was time for a little snack. None of us had eaten breakfast. I got a Mickey bar.
Ahhh ice cream for breakfast...my fav Your pics from AK are AMAZING!!!! I just them!!! Victoria on the 2nd EE pic ! It reminds me of my TT pic where I was "sleeping"...DH didn't get it~which made it even funnier for me! Can't wait to hear what's for lunch!
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We enjoyed our ice cream breakfast and finished that up and were headed to see Flights of Wonder which we had never seen before. All of a sudden, I started walking very quickly because I saw something I had never seen before. Michael and Victoria thought I was crazy. Who did I spot? Devine!! She was stunning! Once Michael and Victoria caught up with me and I explained who she was, we watched her for a very long time. I videoed her, too. She is very talented.
I know I have a lot of pictures of her, but I had never really seen what she looked like before. Perhaps others haven’t either.
We pulled ourselves away from the divine Devine and went to Flights of Wonder.
It was a very cute show. We are huge bird fans and really enjoy anything having to do with birds.
We left the show and saw that Flik was down a trail signing autographs. We hadn’t seen him since we were at DLR several years ago. We stood in line, and I took a few pictures. Devine was still hanging around.
The Tree of Life is breathtaking to me.
Sometime earlier in the day, we got our picture made in front of it. Since I’m not really sure when, I’ll post it now. (Along with Baby Simba.)
Flik was so cute. He loved Victoria’s picture and happily signed it and posed with us.
We said goodbye to Flik and decided to go to Rafiki’s Planet Watch. We had only done this once previously and that was many years ago. Plus, we know that Jiminy Cricket can be found here. There was no line for the train, and we were quickly on the trails.
We hurried inside and saw Jiminy. Victoria was beyond herself! He is her favorite character, and we had never met him before. She couldn’t wait to see him. We made sure to get a picture of just the two of them together. Of course, he had already signed the picture she drew of him when the wonderful CM took her book backstage, but Victoria showed it to him anyway.
One of my favorite things here is the Sounds of the Rainforest. Victoria caught me taking a picture of them as we listened.
That’s all we really wanted to do here. Rafiki and Pocohontas were there, but we had seen them already. So, we left.
We were ready for a safari and headed to Kilimanjaro Safaris. Once again, we didn’t have a wait. How nice! Our tour bus showed up quickly enough, and we were off!
There were a ton of hippos and crocs out.
I this little guy just sitting there. Isn’t he cute?
It looked like the flamingos were napping.
The lions were definitely napping. This was not one of the best safaris we’d been on, but it was still fun just the same.
After our safari, our stomachs were rumbling, as they should be. We hadn’t really had breakfast, and it was now almost 1 p.m.! Where had the time gone? We needed to eat. As we were walking, I took this picture of the Tree of Life.
We went to Yak & Yeti. None of us had eaten here before, and my DH really does love me because he is not a very big fan of Asian food, but we went anyway.
Michael perused the menu as we waited to be seated. We did not have ADRs here.
We only waited 10 minutes or so and were seated. I egg rolls, so I ordered the Pork Egg Rolls for an appetizer.
Michael got Chicken Fried Rice which is the only thing he ever gets at Asian restaurants.
Victoria and I shared the Stir-Fried Beef & Broccoli with fried rice and a side order of jasmine rice. I need to learn how to make jasmine rice. It was heavenly!
Victoria and I really enjoyed Yak & Yeti and would eat here again. Michael could care less.
UP NEXT: Too much time has lapsed since we rode EE!
What an awesome day at AK!!! Oh my....and seeing DeVine....I am really going to try harder to find her next trip...she is so fascinating to me! Love all of your AK pictures!! How special are Victoria's autographed drawings. What a keepsake!
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Your pics from AK are AMAZING!!!! I just 
Victoria on the 2nd EE pic 
! It reminds me of my TT pic where I was "sleeping"...DH didn't get it~which made it even funnier for me! Can't wait to hear what's for lunch!
She was stunning! Once Michael and Victoria caught up with me and I explained who she was, we watched her for a very long time. I videoed her, too. She is very talented.
We hadn’t seen him since we were at DLR several years ago. We stood in line, and I took a few pictures. Devine was still hanging around. 
We needed to eat. As we were walking, I took this picture of the Tree of Life. 
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