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Hope you're having a great time at AK! I could go for a ride on KRR right now - just back from a walk looking at the flash flood damage and it is Florida humid here!
Or better, a Yak Attack! Have one of those for me!!
This is a serious During trip post--written from just outside the exit of Dinosaur. Why? Because my mom went on and I didn't. I Think it is going to need to be the first thing I do one morning--before I can wuss out and before my back already hurts. Man that ride is scary. I quadruple warned my mom--so we'll see how she feels about it!
To answer some questions (without being able to quote whilst typing on my phone) I did see baby elephant (jawali? Is that his name?) but I didn't take a picture because I can't take pics and notes at the same time! But I'm planning some photography days later on in this trip--I'll try then.
And we went to Yak and Yeti for lunch--the seafood curry was fantastic (but now I'm too full!) and yes, I had a Yak Attack! My first. It was great...but my straw disintegrated before I was able to finish it!
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I started reading this earlier today and then saw where you mentioned your trip report for May, so I went and read that. I just finished it and loved it! Now I am anxiously awaiting daily details of your three week trip. I am a teacher who has just started my 21st year. I think it is so exciting that you are writing a book. I look forward to reading about it once it is completed. But in the meantime, please keep sharing your Disney adventures.
I don't find Dinosaur that intense (other than the movement part - jerky and bumpy), but DH screams like a woman every single time. I turn to him and say, "was it a surprise this time, honey?" The photos are always silly - I'm smiling in a happy scared way, and he's petrified. He's done it about 8 times now...
I started reading this earlier today and then saw where you mentioned your trip report for May, so I went and read that. I just finished it and loved it! Now I am anxiously awaiting daily details of your three week trip. I am a teacher who has just started my 21st year. I think it is so exciting that you are writing a book. I look forward to reading about it once it is completed. But in the meantime, please keep sharing your Disney adventures.
glad you enjoyed my TR--and greetings fellow PA-er! congrats on beginning your 21st year! having taught for 'only' eight years, i have the utmost respect for teachers--heck, i'm married to one (and he's a great teacher!) what do you teach?
EDIT: i'm keeping that last sentence to prove how exhausted i am. clearly i didn't need to ask that, given your username. duh! sorry--it's been a long 48 hours!
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Originally Posted by truenancy
I don't find Dinosaur that intense (other than the movement part - jerky and bumpy), but DH screams like a woman every single time. I turn to him and say, "was it a surprise this time, honey?" The photos are always silly - I'm smiling in a happy scared way, and he's petrified. He's done it about 8 times now...
Your mom's going to breeze through FJ!
to be honest, i likely would have done ok this time around, as i know what to expect. but i have minor lower back issues, and didn't want to start a three-week trip by inciting pain (plus i had a few spasms during lunch, so it seemed like a bad idea.) i promise i'll ride at least two times before the end of this trip and report back here as to how it went!
i'm soooo tired...but i wanted to post the highlight of my day. and it was...oddly...being able to excuse myself from taking photos. my mom said NO PHOTOS after our last trip, and though i need to take photos (for various reasons) i decided to put off photo taking until later in the trip (read: after she goes home). so i was able to walk around and not point my camera at things constantly.
don't get me wrong--i LOVE taking photos. it was the highlight of our month-long road trip. but for one day, giving it up was nice.
I don't find Dinosaur that intense (other than the movement part - jerky and bumpy), but DH screams like a woman every single time. I turn to him and say, "was it a surprise this time, honey?" The photos are always silly - I'm smiling in a happy scared way, and he's petrified. He's done it about 8 times now...
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Originally Posted by elbodans
i'm soooo tired...but i wanted to post the highlight of my day. and it was...oddly...being able to excuse myself from taking photos. my mom said NO PHOTOS after our last trip, and though i need to take photos (for various reasons) i decided to put off photo taking until later in the trip (read: after she goes home). so i was able to walk around and not point my camera at things constantly.
don't get me wrong--i LOVE taking photos. it was the highlight of our month-long road trip. but for one day, giving it up was nice.
I think there are times my family feel the same way. Good for you for living in the moment! (but glad to hear you aren't going photo-free the whole trip!)
Glad you've made it! You are a girl after my own heart -- I have numerous clipboards and loads of lists or tasks for each. I laugh through Dinosaur, so your Mom and I would make great ride partners. Of course, some of my laughter is at the expense of Stefanie who says the funniest things about dinosaurs on this ride, most stating that dinosaurs should just stay dead. Wish I had a Yak Attack right now!
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