Thursday, September 9, 2010

wild animal park

Sunday morning we woke up to a grey sky blanketed in fog. Our hopes to go visit the beach were put on hold, but we thought this was great weather to head up north a little and visit the Wild Animal Park.

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It couldn't have been planned more perfectly. We woke up early enough to get to the park before the fog passed by and the heat kicked in.

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Our first stop was Simba Station, to ride the adventure ride and get a tour of wild Africa. This was definitely a fun adventure, and if you do chose to do this ride, get there early and get there first. The lines are insanely long and this is at the very end of the park, but it is definitely worth it and you get to see a ton of different animals.

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We were lucky to see so many animals on this trip. And I loved how they are all together in one place, with so many different things to see.

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After our adventure ride we chose to walk through Wild Africa to see the lions and cheetahs. We stopped to take advantage of the wonderful foliage surrounding the park and smell some of the beautiful flowers.

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And if you wondering where Chase was in all those flower pictures, well, the ride just wore him out.
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The boys loved the petting zoo located in the park. They got to pet and chase many different sizes of deer. I was so surprised how calm and relaxed these animals where with all these kids poking and touching them. It was a fun experience for the boys and they definitely didn't want to leave!

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And we ended our trip with a ride on the carousel. The boys chose their favorite animals to ride and they were filled with laughter and excitement as they went up and down and round and round.

It was a nice way to spend the morning as the fog wore off and the sun began to show itself across the beach. We headed out so we could go spend some time in the ocean!

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