It was about 5:00 pm by then - time for Claire to head back to Tampa, and our ME bus to MCO was picking us up around 6 ...
So we said our fond goodbyes to Claire - did a bit more shopping in Kidani ... walked around the lobby area and nearby halls looking at the art work (highly recommended you take the time to do this - some really interesting stuff to see ...
) ... and went out on to the Kidani savanna overlook:
One of the reasons we had visited SSR and OKW was to check them out and see if we would want to stay there during a future trip ...
Well - all I can say is that SSR and OKW are very nice - but as the sun was starting to set and we were strolling around Kidani, it was just reinforced that
AKV is truly "magical"
And we couldn't have picked a better "second home" ... (so I don't think we'll be staying at SSR or OKW any time soon ...
)
Pretty much uneventful after that ...
Although in hindsight, we should have eaten dinner at The Mara: by the time we got to MCO, just about everything but the Wendy's were closed, and we had to "rush" to grab some food and get to our flight ...
Oh yeah - Christmas morning I found out why Claire and the DW were in such a hurry to get to Kidani from Jambo that morning ...
With some help and
from a couple of CMs, the two of them essentially repacked our bags - with a couple of additions for me ...
Thanks for coming along for the ride - actually rides ...
Now I have to start serious planning - and make the ADRs next week - for our November trip ... 9 days, 8 nights, lots of parks, the F&W Festival, a 5K race ... and the DD's tenth birthday ...
Stay tuned ...