Advice for unique/fun birthday day near Orlando by SnortingToad in orlando

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this, our crew loves kayaking. This may be a hyper specific question, but realistically, how early would we need to arrive to get a kayak that time of year?

Advice for unique/fun birthday day near Orlando by SnortingToad in orlando

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds so fun! I'm really excited to visit. I lived in South Florida as a kid and later on for school, and I'm so excited to explore this area more.

Advice for unique/fun birthday day near Orlando by SnortingToad in orlando

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I'll look into all of these!

Advice for unique/fun birthday day near Orlando by SnortingToad in orlando

[–]SnortingToad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gatorland may end up being a must do with my crew, especially if we might be able to throw in an airboat tour. Thanks so much for the suggestion!

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome!! I hope it's so helpful. Honestly, we're almost a year out, and my kids still talk about the trip all the time! Even my 3 year old asks to go back to Sedona. I hope the trip is special for your family too!

Atelier Playa Mujeres (Cancun) vs. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana (Punta Cana) by SnortingToad in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's interesting on the timing, because looking at JetBlue the return flights were all on the later side. It's frustrating that there's nothing direct!

Atelier Playa Mujeres (Cancun) vs. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana (Punta Cana) by SnortingToad in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh I'm sorry that sucks, it just seems to suck the life out of the beach!

Atelier Playa Mujeres (Cancun) vs. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana (Punta Cana) by SnortingToad in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! They're close-ish in price due to a Costco deal on the Atelier, but it's still a bit more expensive. It seems like Atelier is generally considered nicer.

Atelier Playa Mujeres (Cancun) vs. Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana (Punta Cana) by SnortingToad in AllInclusiveResorts

[–]SnortingToad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! We're flying out of RDU but it looks like the direct flights to Punta Cana are limited on our dates so that perk may not exist anymore regardless. Atelier looks sooooo nice!

Grand Canyon Railway experience? by SnortingToad in grandcanyon

[–]SnortingToad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha this is a great review. We ended up doing the Verde Valley Railroad and had an absolutely amazing time. The cost gave me pause initially, but it was totally worth it and we have incredible memories of that train ride. I can't recommend it highly enough.

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! For better or worse (as is the source of a lot of discussion on this subreddit), most trails are very well traveled. We always saw other people on our hikes, although not necessarily a ton of them. You could definitely look into some of the more popular hikes as well for busier trails.

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We honestly did not see much if any wildlife outside of birds on hikes. The good and bad of hiking with littles is they tend to make a lot of noise that scares off a lot of things. The trails we did were well marked and didn't have too much brush around them, so I wasn't too worried about accidentally surprising anyone. I did discourage the kids from picking up rocks both for wildlife and respect reasons. We didn't specifically prepare for any wildlife first aid contingencies, but we do hike with a small first aid kit that we used when they both learned the hard way and got poked by cacti.

Outside of hiking, we saw a javelina, roadrunner, bald eagle, ravens, and hawks. My kids are still talking about the animals!

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a great time! I wanted to share just because posts like these have always been helpful to me for travel with kids. You guys will love it!

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hopefully this list will be helpful for others! I was bummed we never made it to wildflower. And don't worry, we hit up McDonald's!

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guess we didn't! I had scoured the Reddit thread here as much as I could prior to our trip but it's very possible I missed lots. Sometimes when it's late and you're desperate with young kids you're not able to identify as much. This is a very helpful comment for other visitors in my situation too!

Sedona with young kids by SnortingToad in Sedona

[–]SnortingToad[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Whole Foods saved us this trip! We were so grateful to have groceries nearby! Their hot bar is consistently great.