Wild Animal Park

We went to the Wild Animal Park which is part of our zoo membership today. It was a beautiful day (60 and sunny) so we decided to check it out. The last time Josh and I went was about 8 years ago when he was doing an away rotation at medical center Balboa in med school and we went in August when it was about 100 degrees. The park is in the desert about 30 miles east of our house, so it is subject to the desert extreme temps in the summer that we are spared by living on the coast.

Anyway, it was amazing. The zoo in San Diego is 100 acres, and the wild animal park is 1800 acres large to give a little perspective. The animals roam in large areas that really do simulate the African environment. We took a tram ride through that part and then walked around some of the exhibits. They keep the lions separate (for obvious reasons) and their area has some glass viewing spots. All the animals were pretty active since the weather is cool and one of the lion cubs (about a one year old male) decided to check us out. That's the closest we've ever been to a lion (or care to be!).

On a different note, Caroline has adjusted really well to her new big girl room and has been sleeping well with very little getting out of bed. She is excited to pass on the nursery to her "bwotherw" as she calls him.