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And so to complete the set, a trip to the Animal Kingdom. First stop, of course, the safari, and despite it starting to get warmer today, and us not exactly being early risers, hence it being pretty late morning by the time we were approaching the ride, there were still plenty of animals to see, some very close indeed to the trucks. Lots of photos taken, small number of which were decent.

Jake and I took a stroll on the next-door walking trail afterwards, and got some more good pictures (along with a quote that will go down in family lore - "Would you like to know some more about the okapis?", "No, that's alright, I know everything about them already!").

Then, excitingly, it was time for another new experience, lunch at Tiffins. And wow, what an excellent meal it was too. I think we all agreed that this wins as our best in-park dining experience by some distance.

After a leisurely and long lunch we wandered further into Pandora thinking that we might secure a Navi River journey, but the queue was too long, so other than a look around the shops (much better than the day before - good selection, not too busy) resulting in new top for me and gift for Evie, it was back home.

Then to the second new experience of the day, the DVC member firework cruise. Reporting to the boat dock for 6.30pm at the Contemporary we were given our drink and box of snacks, and at about 7pm we set sail with our skipper Gary for a tour of Bay Lake and the Seven Seas Lagoon prior to taking up position just before 8pm right in front of the entrance to MK for a great view of the fireworks, with the soundtrack played into the boat. Again, awesome!

What a fab day!