...and then there were two!

Going to the Zoo

It's the school holidays, so if there's nothing to do in the office, I'll take the day off and spend it with DN. (As teachers, we're not allowed to take leave during the school term.) At 5.30pm yesterday, I thought, "Let's go to the zoo tomorrow!". So I called HR and the corporate pass was available so I sped over to pick it up. :D

I had to drop PF off at work first, so it was 10am when we got to the zoo. Hmm... that meant we didn't have much time to stroll around because DN would get tired around 1230pm. No matter. The entry was free! ;)

DN saw the otters, white tigers, warthogs, pygmy hippos, kangaroos, emus, orang utans, manatees, penguins, sea lions, pelicans and some free-roaming peacocks. When he saw fishes, he signed "fish" and "bird" when he saw any birds. When he saw the tigers, he growled, haha. He was quite fascinated with the warthogs. They were the only animals he actually turned around, and walked back to look at again.

We also managed to catch the Splash Safari Show at 11am, which he LOVED! I totally didn't expect that because he's got an attention span of a gnat right? But he liked it! He jiggled his butt when the tribal music was on, clapped when everyone else clapped and most importantly, sat through about 90% of the whole show. When the host told us about taking photos with the sea lion after the show, I thought, "Why not? The entry was free!"

After the show, DN and I took a tram ride, then shared a fish and chips lunch. By the time we finished lunch, it was 1pm. We didn't have time to check out the kids' playground. So sad. But never mind, the entry was free!

When he saw the kangaroos, he made the sign for "eat". I think he remembered feeding them in Perth, heh.

He much preferred pushing his stroller than sitting in it.

The zoo is really cool. Even the sinks are camouflaged.

Actually, catching a sea lion in mid-jump on camera is not really that exciting, but everyone's got their camera out la.

This warthog had long blond hair on its back. (!!!) Betcha didn't know that warthogs walked up slopes on their knees!

DN, a baby pygmy hippo and a pygmy hippo butt.

DN making friends with a little boy.

I actually wanted to buy a rice plate for DN's lunch but it was $7.50 for rice, 1 meat and 1 veg! What a rip off. I got an $8.50 fish & chips plate instead. DN ate 80% of 1 whole fillet.