This morning, our whole family trooped to the zoo. Hadn't been making good use of the zoo pass, so I decided we would try to go at least once a month (more, if possible). We arrived almost on the dot, as the zoo opened at 8:30am. While gary was getting some coffee to perk himself up, I spotted a wagon for rent at the counter. Had seen it in the past but no interest as didi lucas was too young to sit comfortably in the wagon. This time, decided to rent it so the kids could have an interesting ride. I was totally scandalised to discover that it was $15 for rental. Ridiculous pricing ... sigh ... but what the heck, just this once. Imagine my shock when I returned the wagon at 11:30am and saw the whole fleet all rented out, there were in fact people waiting for returns so they could rent it :O
The kids loved the wagon. As we pulled it along, they saw the usual animals. What is interesting though, at the age of almost one, didi lucas can now relate to the animals better (as compared to a few months ago when he would just sleep through our zoo visits). He stared in awe at the giraffes and orang utans and when he saw the cheetah enclosure, he proudly declared "mao", a chinese term for cat which he had learned recently. Not wrong, haha, except this is one fierce cat.
We stopped at the kids waterplay area. As according to my plan, we were one of the first people there. Our kids had most of the play area to themselves. No rowdy big kids running around tripping over my kids, just yet. Nat, as usual, was raring to go and as soon as we changed her, she darted off like an arrow, with daddy chasing after her. Didi lucas followed shortly, and I brought him to the various fountain areas. He too is a water baby, and had no problem adapting to it. He had lots of fun, screaming and chuckling and chasing nat nat. Towards 11am, it got kind of hot and crowded so off we went. Even the rest of the exhibits were getting crowded, so we just stopped briefly at the baboons, before heading out. After all, with a zoo pass, we can come back anytime, especially during weekdays when it is a lot less crowded.
What a great day! The outdoors is the best place for kids, sunshine, fresh air, what more could one ask for? Hmm ... which park shall we go later?
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