So last week, the ladies of Genesis Park and I tried to hit the zoo... unfortunately, we woke to a torrential downpour that came out of nowhere... these ladies all have small children, and the kiddies were looking forward to the zoo... but due to the rain, our trip was put on hold.
Tuesday was the last day of forcasted sunshine before a week of rain, so we knew if we were going to try to see the animals, we had better hit it up when we had the chance. We headed out bright and early, conquered the DC metro, and headed to the DC Zoo... Nearly everything in DC is free and the zoo is no exception... FREE!!! The only cost was the trip on the metro, and the $2.00 I spent on a map of the grounds... Now, it is no Calgary Zoo mind you, but it's FREE!!!
Here are some pictures of our day out... It was really really hot, so most of the animals were MIA due to the heat...
The ladies and their kids... furthest away is Mary, with Dylan and Micheal, next is Michelle and her daughter Melody, and closest is Annika and her son Moritz... Trying to get a group picture of everyone looking is nearly impossible!!!
Again, trying to get a group picture is very difficult!!!!
The gazelles
A red panda
A giant panda trying to catch a few zzz's, and some pesky tourists bothering him!!!
A hippopotomus... apparently hippos are one of the most dangerous animals ever!
A crazy caterpillar that we saw on the sidewalk... we think it busted out of the insect exhibit and was making a run for it!
It was also nearly the lenght of my foot... it was HUGE!!! and mildly repulsive!
The day ended shortly after this... it was waaay too hot to spend much time out of the AC, and the kids, though really great, all passed out for the afternoon and slept the whole way home...
Can't wait to head back and check out the rest of the zoo... we only made it through half...
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