Kalahari

We got back from Kalahari this afternoon. It was nice to get away for a little while and enjoy each other. We headed out late morning on Thursday. Jon had to work a couple hours. When we pulled in, we couldn't tell just how massive this place was. It was huge! We got there before check in, but they let you go right into the water park. Ben was excited to be in the water, until a huge bucket dumped on top of us about 5 minutes into it. After the shock wore off, he was good to go again and we spent the next few hours swinging and sliding in the water. We didn't think Ben would take a nap on Thursday, but by 5pm, it was clear he needed a break. The room was great. It had a full kitchen, separate bedroom, jacuzzi tub, fire place, dining area and a balcony. Ben got a short nap and dinner and then we checked out the arcade area and one of the dry areas. We finally got him to bed around 9:30, but when we checked on him at 11pm, he was still awake. We woke him up at 9:30 the next morning. It was so nice to sleep in. After breakfast, we headed back to the water. Ben wasn't as happy this time because he got splashed several times and he had enough! Ben and I hung out in the dry areas and Jon got some time to go down the slides, try some surfing and get flushed in the "toilet ride." Picture being spun around in one of those big bowls you drop change in at restaurants until you are "flushed" into a pool. Ben didn't show much interest in going back to the water this morning, so we let dad have some more water fun while Ben and I spent the morning together. With all the water rides, play areas, arcade games, shops, candy stores, restaurants etc etc.....all Ben really cared about was pushing the elevator buttons! Every time we left the room all we heard while walking down the long halls was, "I push the buttons?" over and over and over!
There are a bunch of pics onFlickr.