DCP – Day 24 – September 5, 2012
You know how you feel when you finally get to do something
you have wanted to do for a while and then you’re doing it and you’re like, am I
dreaming? Well that happened to me today
when I did the Wild Africa Trek at Animal Kingdom.
I had wanted to do it since last time we were here and I saw
the people walking on the bridges over the safari tour.
And today I got to be that person. And it was amazing. For those of you that know me well, you know I
do no hike nor do I like anything that really has to do with the great
outdoors. I mean, my favorite thing to
do outside is go inside. But despite
this, I made my way to the check in spot at Animal Kingdom and got suited up in
hiking gear, complete with a harness to keep me from falling off the course
into the animal exhibits.
We then hiked from our check in point behind Tusker House Restaurant
to the Pangani Forrest trail. From
there, we took a private little dirt path into the safari ride. We arrive after five minutes or so of ducking
under tree limbs and tripping over roots to the hippo exhibit. We hooked our carabineer hooks to this cable
that was our lifeline if we fell and walked out on to this ledge over to
hippos. It was amazing. I was like 20 or 30 feet from these massive
animals and the only thing separating us was the ledge we were standing up
on. It was so amazing.
The reason my pictures from the adventure are lacking is because
a photo cd was included in our tour price but it takes 3-4 weeks to get
here. I promise I’ll put these pics up
when I get them.
Anyway, after the hippos, we made our way through the forest
again to these swinging bridges where we walked above the crocodile exhibit. It was so awesome to see the view from up
there. I can’t even really describe
it. You just need to do it. Seriously.
After the bridge walking, we boarded a private safari bus
which took us around the savannah. We
saw tons of giraffes, my favorite. They
were so cute and I love them.
Next we went to this private hut on the savannah that had an
absolutely amazing view on the savannah.
The pictures just don’t do it justice.
After the safari, the roommates and I went to Property Control
and I bought some more stuff that I really didn’t need. Later on, Jeannine, Abby, and I went to
Hollywood Studios for a few hours. The place
was dead, as it has been for a few days.
We walked right on to every ride, even Toy Story Mania. One of the best things was doing Tower Of
Terror right before closing. It was
amazing. Overall, today’s been a great
day.
Jeannine and I are on the far left
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