WOW! I’ve read the story of Noah’s Ark a hundred times… All the cubits and gopher wood were honestly just figuratively language until you see it up close. WOW is the only word I can think of and that doesn’t really do justice to the sheer size of this ship.

The only negative thing I could say about this whole day was the check-in process. They really need some Chick-Fila and Disney efficiency lessons. It took us about an hour from arrival until we got to the actual Ark. There were at least a dozen employees working the check-in process but only one had a scanner gun to read the online tickets (which 95% of people had). Then you wait in a single file line to board a trailways-style bus to the Ark… which means you had to get on the bus, move down the aisle, and then depart the same way… they need some open-air Disney trolleys. Get on, get off, spit, spot 🤪🤣…

One more detour from the Ark for a minute… one thing we didn’t get to do at the Creation Museum was zip-lining because they were full. Thankfully, the guy working at Creation Museum checked the signups at The Ark, and found a spot for us… this turned out to be great because by the time we got to the Ark on Wednesday, they were sold out there too. So once we finally got the Ark, the boys and I spent an hour in the trees zip-lining near the Ark…Oh the things we do for our children 🥰Back on the ground (thank you Jesus), we headed to the Ark.They tried to keep to the biblical instructions as close as possible, but had to take some artistic liberties with some things. For instance, in telling the story of Noah, there is no mention of the name of Noah’s wife or his daughter-in-laws, so they are given names to help with the story. Also, no one knows for sure what gopher wood is, so they used other types.

Our resident craftsman was very impressed with the workmanship!One of the main designers used to work with Universal Studios in Florida and tried to make the animatronics to that level. I think he absolutely succeeded!

Like the Creation Museum, there is so much information here, and so many things you never thought of… for instance, I always wondered how God could get so many big animals on the boat. But where does it say they had to be mature animals? Meaning, doesn’t it make more sense for the elephants on the Ark to be baby elephants? As long as a male and female… as we have learned from RockyNoel, little bitty ones can grow up to be very big! It is hard to describe the sheer size of the Ark but when you think about what it had to hold for approximately a year from when the rain started until the land was inhabitable again…With everything wrong in the world today, it was really nice to spend the last 2 days with people who all start from the common belief of the Bible and Jesus.

I strongly recommend good shoes when you visit! You are on a wood floor all day, so you definitely need a little cushion in your shoes! I would also suggest packing a few sandwiches and snacks to take with you. There weren’t a ton of food choices and what we found was pretty expensive. Since we had a big breakfast (thank you Holiday Inn Express), we opted for snacks and then a big dinner later.

Needless to say, we left the Ark with sore feet and hungry bellies…As you can see, these 2 were wiped!We headed to Lexington for dinner, choosing a local chain called Sedona Tap Room. Big steaks, fries and dessert later, the Brown’s were done. Tomorrow we head for Natural Bridge State Park for our last two nights.