Today the kids and I went to the zoo. We got kind of a late start so we didn't get there until around 10:00 a.m. It was already hot outside. We looked at a few animals on our way to the sea lion show. We got to the sea lion show early so we could have seats in front. We love the sea lion show. We always enjoy it so much.
After the sea lion show we were very hot so we went into the primate house because it's got air conditioning. It was nice to be somewhere a little cooler. The kids loved seeing the monkeys. Then we went in the herpetarium to see to the reptiles and amphibians. I'm not big on this building, but we've not been in it in a long time and it is also a cool place.
By this time I was getting light headed so we went to the big indoor air conditioned cafe. We were all really hungry. It was nice to sit down and have some food.
After we ate we went to the stingray exhibit. It was so cool getting to pet the stingrays. They are amazing animals. The kids loved doing this. I think it was the best part of the day. We'd never gotten to do this before because the line has always been too long. I'm so glad we got to do it today.
When we left the stingrays we got on the train and rode it around to where the big cats are located. We looked at them and then went into the area with all the hoofed animals. There was a lady passed out in front of the zebras. I'm sure the heat got to her. An ambulance came to get her.
We wandered around the hoofed animals for a while, stopping to have a Popsicle. We then worked our way towards the penguins by going through the bird house that was built in 1904. We got to see the bears on our way to the penguins. But, the penguin house was closed. They said it would open back up in about an hour, but it was starting to get late and we were just really hot. My eyelids were even sweating. It was time to leave.
So, we got back on the train and took it to the station closest to the entrance. We went into the gift shop before leaving. Michaela got a new baseball cap (hers was really getting too small) and Caleb got a tiger necklace. They both got a little rubber stingray to remember their first time petting stingrays. I got a cute little stingray picture holder. I plan on putting a picture of them with the stingrays in it.
Tonight, watching the news, I found out our heat index got up to about 109 today. It's supposed to be even hotter tomorrow. It's no wonder we were so hot. I am exhausted tonight. Caleb had to go get his football pads and then go to baseball practice tonight. I have a feeling he'll sleep in tomorrow.
No comments:
Post a Comment