A Day at the Zoo

Last week, we decided to spend the day at the Birmingham Zoo. They really have been working on improving the exhibits and providing a more interactive experience. We started off the day by playing in the water garden in the Children's Zoo. Mark and Caitlin jumped right in, but Elizabeth took her time. She eventually made it to the water's edge to splash in the puddles and play with bubbles. John never got up the courage, which is odd for him.


From there, we made our way to the Lorikeet cage. You can buy little cups of nectar to feed the birds. One in particular must have enjoyed the taste of my sunscreen lotion, as he proceeded to lick me from the tip of my hand, all the way up the arm, onto my neck, closing out the taste fest on my ears. John was particularly enthralled with them, and another bird nibbled and licked his fingers.

After a visit to Kangaroo Country, and a trek through the mines, we took a ride on the train. We finished out the afternoon watching the monkeys and apes. By this time, exhaustion we setting in on us 'Old Folks', so we decided to drag the family back to the van and call it a day.