Animal Kingdom with Nana and Grandpa

And then, we visited the Animal Kingdom.

We visited Pandora.

First, we went on the Na'vi River Journey.

Then we stopped by the Satu'li Canteen and had dessert, because you can do that at Disney.

Finally, we went on the Avatar Flight of Passage.

Then, we made a beeline for the Kilimanjaro Safaris in Africa because we wanted to get there before it started pouring rain, and we did. 

We went for a lovely safari ride in the rain.

We saw the black rhino.

I counted three hippos in this pool.

All the African Painted Dogs were taking shelter from the rain in their den.

Wildebeests

Giraffes

Baobab Tree

Elephants

Flamingos

I think we caught up with the same elephants again.

White rhinos

A lion

An ostrich

Fortunately, the rain stopped during our time on the safari ride, so we were able to set out for lunch.

I found a mug at Starbucks!

Most of decided to eat in Asia for lunch, so we headed in that direction, and got food from the Yak & Yeti walk up counter.

Russell and Dug from Up

Setting our sights on Mount Everest

Connor, Lex and I rode Expedition Everest.

Then, we headed for DinoLand USA

Meet Sue. She's a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Anchiceratops

Carnotaurus

The last ride we went on was Dinosaur.

We used lightning lanes and Genie + again, so we didn't have to wait in lines. It was wonderful.

Around 2:30, we decided to split up.

Nana and Grandpa opted to stay in Animal Kingdom, Connor and Lex went back to the hotel for a nap, and Kevin and I went on a Monorail Resort crawl.

Tuesdays in the Field

The Georgia Aquarium hosts a homeschool event one Tuesday of each month during the school year. 

Lex and I were very happy to participate in the first one for this school year.

We began behind the scenes in the area where they feed the whale sharks and giant manta rays in the Ocean Voyager tank. This is where people who are going to swim with the whale sharks enter the water.

It was nice to see them from above for once. The whale shark's fins came above the water, just like a shark in the movie Jaws.

Lex is standing in front of a model showing the size of a great white's jaw (the little one in the middle) and a megalodon's jaw (the big one on the outside).

We also got to compare different shark teeth at an education station.

I love sea dragons!

Beluga Whales and Harbor Seals Swimming Together

Penguins!

Selfie with the piranhas.

Whale Sharks and Manta Rays

Sharks!

I really liked watching the huge school of fish.

Lex and I caught the dolphin show, and then we headed to Johnny Rocket's for milkshakes before heading home.