She was so excited to go that morning:
Luckily, we made it out the door at the respectable time of 10am, and got there at 11am. After being forced to park in the next county over (OK, not really, but thats what it felt like!) Squishy got tired of walking and requested a lift:
It was in the 90's, so it was definitely a tiring day. We saw a few animals, then stopped for a lunch break before hopping on the train tour included in our ticket price. Squishy was oddly off-put by the train, but quickly recovered once we got going and started seeing the African Savannah animals we promised her!
We got to feed some Key Deer- with some help from Tim-Daddy. The does were VERY gentle and Squishy was tickled pink!
We saw Squishy's favorite bird of prey- the Bald Eagle. We stood here for a good 15 minutes just staring
We saw "Giant Whizzys" aka River otters (yes, Whizzy is a ferret!)
Then we tried our hand at feeding the emu- who admittedly, was not quite as gentle as the Key Deer....We left the actual feeding in the capable hands of the Tim-Daddy
Then, we hiked off the refreshing rainforest coolness of the aviary where we fed tiny, yet very bossy Lorikeets from even tinier cups of red nectar mush.
Then, next to the aviary was a beautiful butterfly garden which afforded my camera multiple opportunities to show off its fine focusing prowess!
We entered Expidition Africa just as we were mentioning the plesant coolness that had fallen over the zoo. With full intent to feed the giraffes as promised, we trekked to the viewing platform only to be met with the impregnated drops of what promised to be a fun adventure out to the car in the next few minutes. Not before Squishy demonstrated her intimate knowledge of giraffe anatomy:
And then, the waiting game until our savior, Tim-Daddy, offered to retrieve the car on the midst of the chaos falling from the sky.
Overall, it was a fabulous family day.
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