Devin and I had been planning on going to Busch Gardens or Disney today, but yesterday I got three fire ant stings on my ankle, and walking around all day is definitely not an option since my ankle is swollen, painful, and itchy. We decided to head to
Lion Country Safari instead because you drive through the park instead of walk. I have never been there and Devin hasn't been there in years. They gave us a CD to play while we drove through the park that narrated what kind of animals were in each habitat and told us a little bit about the animals. I really enjoyed it; we got to get really close to some zebra, rhinos, and a couple of wildebeest had a chase right past our car. We drove through the park twice and on the second pass the chimpanzees were out and were running around, chasing each other, climbing up and down their forts, and making all kinds of vocalizations. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera (seems like I'm doing that a lot lately) so the only pictures I captured were with my iPhone. I really wish I had had my good camera on me. After driving though the park twice we walked around Safari World Amusement Park (part of Lion Country Safari admission). I couldn't do much walking but we did get to see some birds, alligators, flamingos, monkeys, and giraffes. We watched the alligators get fed quartered pieces of chicken. We also got free tickets for animal food because we donated our old cell phones so Devin and I each fed the giraffes. We stayed for part of the talk on giraffes where I learned that part of their tongue is purple and the pigment helps protect it from the sun because they can spend up to 20 hours a day with their tongues out grazing on leaves. We also got to watch one of the trainers working with one of the giraffes, giving them hand signals to touch a frisbee on the fence, pick their nose with their tongue, bend down, and some other commands. After the park Devin took me to a Thai restaurant that he had been to before. It had very eclectic decor and the food was amazing. I had a very yummy pad thai. Then we headed back on the 2 hour drive to get back home.
Devin and I had been planning on going to Busch Gardens or Disney today, but yesterday I got three fire ant stings on my ankle, and walking around all day is definitely not an option since my ankle is swollen, painful, and itchy. We decided to head to Lion Country Safari instead because you drive through the park instead of walk. I have never been there and Devin hasn't been there in years. They gave us a CD to play while we drove through the park that narrated what kind of animals were in each habitat and told us a little bit about the animals. I really enjoyed it; we got to get really close to some zebra, rhinos, and a couple of wildebeest had a chase right past our car. We drove through the park twice and on the second pass the chimpanzees were out and were running around, chasing each other, climbing up and down their forts, and making all kinds of vocalizations. Unfortunately I forgot to bring my camera (seems like I'm doing that a lot lately) so the only pictures I captured were with my iPhone. I really wish I had had my good camera on me. After driving though the park twice we walked around Safari World Amusement Park (part of Lion Country Safari admission). I couldn't do much walking but we did get to see some birds, alligators, flamingos, monkeys, and giraffes. We watched the alligators get fed quartered pieces of chicken. We also got free tickets for animal food because we donated our old cell phones so Devin and I each fed the giraffes. We stayed for part of the talk on giraffes where I learned that part of their tongue is purple and the pigment helps protect it from the sun because they can spend up to 20 hours a day with their tongues out grazing on leaves. We also got to watch one of the trainers working with one of the giraffes, giving them hand signals to touch a frisbee on the fence, pick their nose with their tongue, bend down, and some other commands. After the park Devin took me to a Thai restaurant that he had been to before. It had very eclectic decor and the food was amazing. I had a very yummy pad thai. Then we headed back on the 2 hour drive to get back home.
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