Safari Park

After an eventful Day 2 at Legoland with her friends the Liu's, C-bao visited Safari Park on Day 3. A close cousin of the more famous San Diego Zoo, Safari Park is less crowded but has excellent exhibitions and activities.  The day was sunny but reasonably cool, and once again the company was excellent (we were joined by friends DL, NL and EL and family).

Here are the kiddos taking in a lizard exhibition. For the record, the handlers they have are not only animal experts but engaging presenters and excellent with kids.

The petting zoo is always a hit for C-bao, who tends to be the touchy-feely type. Here she tries get a goat to eat a piece of straw, assisted by buddy EL.

"Say 'Ahhhhh'"

C-bao has always loved maps and insists on carrying and brandishing one fully unfolded whenever we're at a theme park.

"No, I told you it was left to visit the lions"

During lunch the kiddos had their own table. C-bao poses a group question. Lots of hands in the air.

"Do you like Katy Perry more or Taylor Swift?"

Check out the lemur tail on this one.

The kids posed together before going on the Africa Tram. For the record, it was so exciting for C-Mum that she literally dozed off for half the ride.

At the end of a long day, the kids (and C-Mum!) enjoyed a treat.

Overall a very enjoyable visit. This is one park C-Pop and C-Mum agreed they would happily return to. 

Touchy

C-bao has turned out to be quite a touchy-feely girl. She has loved to touch animals, for example, from an early age (despite being simultaneously petrified). Whenever she sees a dog walking by, she shouts, "摸它! 摸它!" (Touch it! Touch it!).

Predictably, she has turned out to be a big fan of petting zoos, and will run around like a glutton at a buffet, from one animal to the next.

Here she is with the goats:

And the pigs:

And the rabbits:

She can also be quite friendly with any little cuties she sees at the park or on a play date, insisting on generously doling out hugs whether requested or not. Here is a young gent she met in Scottsdale who was quite pleased with all the attention.

In other cases, such as with stalwart little Emmett, a friend she sees from time to time, the affection is not as visibly appreciated.