Back to the Zoo!

Ever since moving to Columbia, one of our favorite places to visit has been the zoo. We have an amazing zoo and we never get tired of going.

We like to park on the botanical garden side and ride the train over to the zoo. Then, in summertime, we can play in the splash pad at the garden before leaving for home.

There is a trail between the garden and zoo that goes by the ruins of a pre-Civil war textile mill and the Saluda River. We usually walk the trail over and ride the train back.

Tarzan on a vine.

In front of the ruins.

The zoo got rid of the pony rides - too hot - and opened a petting area.

One goat jumped on me and this one tried to eat my skirt.

Another one untied David's shoe.

 We love to feed the giraffes, but the line was too long.

The elephant waved. 

The meerkat was on duty.

The lemurs played it cool.

The power had gone off, so the gorillas had to be contained since the electric fences were turned off. The babies were so cute!

Once the power came on, they let them back out.

We had never seen the sea lions do this before. It was like they were trying to communicate. So cool!

Big Daddy

The tiger was out and about, which doesn't always happen. He's so pretty.

The zoo has a special exhibit through October on dinosaurs. They move and make sound. It's very cool.

We finished the day at the splash pad. It was fun to be outside and to be together.