I set up a little trip for Ryan and the kids while Reggie and I went to DC for spring break, but we left much later than expected so we all packed up and went! Reggie and I had 2 suitcases because we had to be at the airport the day we returned.
It is a pain checking into the Worldmark there because they don't let you go without getting the spiel, but other than that, it might be one of our favorite properties. They have a volleyball net in the grassy area (which was a huge bonus this year), basketball courts, ping pong and all the usual other stuff. Plus, the small town of Windsor is really cute, although we didn't really have time to explore it (I did with a girls trip a couple years earlier).
The kids always love staying somewhere new. It does have challenges for us when Khalif gets excited or anxious, we get some ADD type behaviors and it is frustrating, but can also be very scary. This trip, he disappeared from the pool area which isn't exactly the place you want to go missing. I wasn't too concerned because he is a great swimmer, but where was he? Just as I was starting to get a little worried, I saw him running from the parking lot, way on the other side of the resort. He decided he was going to get our ball out of the locked car and didn't think it was necessary to tell us....hmmm. Not sure how to improve this as it is a constant struggle when we travel, maybe it will improve with age? I'm just not sure it is within his ability to control it. Anyway, the good news is he's always survived our trips and he has a ton of fun. Reggie, on the other hand, is starting to get bored and not want to swim, but he did enjoy volleyball and basketball (we taught the kids how to play bump) and the work-out room....maybe he didn't enjoy this as much, but he's not going to sit on his phone!
I think her days of doing this are numbered! She's a big too big, but they had lots of laughs trying
The next day we went to Safari West. Khalif and Ainsley sat up top in the Jeep and a giraffe was staring them in the face....I think they probably could have touched it! I couldn't get Reggie to go up, but we enjoyed the view from the back of the Jeep. It was nothing like our safari in Kenya, but I enjoyed the educational piece and learning about the wild fires. The kids thought it was o.k....its such a bummer when you spend a lot of money and think the kids are going to be amazed and they would rather have stayed at the condo 👎. I am glad we did not stay there because we talked to a couple people in our group and they said they hardly slept at all because the animals were so loud! It is REALLY pricey to stay, so that would have been a royal bummer.
We learned about how giraffe's eat and if you watch its neck, you can see the food going down and then back up
We could see charred areas all around us and the devastation from the fires on the drive was amazing. Random fireplaces and pools where houses used to be. The vegetation had grown back so it was even more strange. They think Safari West survived because all the vegetation was eaten by the animals, so the fire had nothing to ignite. It got very close on one side, but thankfully all the animals were fine. We also drove through the main neighborhood that was destroyed and there was a bit of rebuilding going on, but not too much. It was the strangest thing to see....the fire came out of nowhere and so many neighboring houses were just fine. Usually, you can see the path of the fire, but I think because it was so windy, it just jumped all over the place. Thankful to have our home for sure!!!!
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