Bridgewater Panorama, one year later

Posted on by Ian C.

A year ago, I took and posted a photo of the cleared area near us, where we expected the final phase of Independence construction to begin; one year later, here’s the same view – they’ve built perhaps 100 homes here now (another 150 to go), mostly towards the back of the area so it doesn’t look as filled in as it really is …

And here’s last years picture for comparison:

Animal Kingdom close-ups

Posted on by Ian C.

I spent a few hours yesterday, touring Disney’s Animal Kingdom, with my high-zoom camera; I also used my iPhone and fitbit App to track the day, making for an interesting map! The long “stem” is walking to/from the parking, into the park …

Walking at Animal Kingdom

The break at mile one is where I did the Safari (I didn’t track it since I wasn’t walking!); the loop top left is walking Pangani Forest – the Safari drive wraps around the outside of that area. Above mile two is the other forest walk, Maharajah Jungle Trek. Down by mile four is where I rode the Dinosaur ride (which is surprisingly short, more time queuing than riding!); quite a lot of doubling back too, killing time between FastPass bookings!

 

Most of the photos come from the Safari ride; using my high-zoom camera can give nice close-ups, but it’s tricky since this ride vehicle almost never stops! So a few pictures are blurry or poor quality, but hopefully enjoyable enough …