We decided to go to the zoo on Saturday after consulting the weather. It was supposed to be overcast that day and mostly sunny on Sunday - we figured overcast would be good for keeping our pasty selves from getting sunburned while wandering outside at the zoo all day. We woke up bright and early to hit the hotel's breakfast and discovered... RAIN! It wasn't a heavy Midwestern-type rain, but more like the kind of rain we got in Washington. Who goes to San Diego and gets rain??? Anyway, another check of the weather assured us it would clear up by noon, so off we went. We lived in Washington for four years - a little misty drizzle can't stop us!
The weather didn't really clear up, but we had a great time anyway. The zoo is absolutely beautiful and the animals were all out and very active. The bears were playing "tag-you're-it" (according to Maddie - they were chasing around their habitat). The polar bears were wandering about. Maybe it was the weather! Even the snakes were slithering around in their snake house (yuck! But Maddie and Claire had no trouble finding them in their habitat.).
We took a bus tour, saw pretty much all of the animals, visited the petting zoo, caught a sea lion show, rode the air tram THREE times (aka "sky train", according to Claire) and were too tuckered out for dinner so we got pick-up Mexican food. Yummy. It was a really fun day!
2 comments:
What a very cool way to travel! I know two little boys who would absolutely FLIP over being able to go on an "army plane". (Sorry Phil, to them, any military plane is still an army plane. And we have the NAS in town!)
Looks like you guys had a fabulous time. And Katie, you look great! That baby will be here before you know it!
What a fun day for your girls! I remember at that age my kids loved going to the zoo. I'm glad the animals were active...I think it was likely the weather. When it's hot all they do is lay around and sleep. Air trams are so fun.
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