We are so lucky to live within an hour of two different zoos. After going to Woodland Park in Seattle last week, we went to Point Defiance in Tacoma this week. (I’m also glad we have the Boonshoft pass, which gets us into both!) Jim came with us this time, so it was “as a family,” as JT would say.
The first thing we saw was the same first thing we saw last time – the zoo peacock, strutting his stuff.
We ventured into the aquarium because JT said he was most excited to see the sharks.
JT did not want to touch the sea anenomes or the sea stars in the Puget Sound tidepools exhibit.
Because we obeyed the “no strollers please” rule in the aquarium (unlike some other moms we saw pushing double wides through the crowds… just saying), Jim went around and picked it up from the other entrance. JT was very patience waiting for him to come back and was pretty happy to see him again!
On to the bigger beasts… the tigers were napping but the elephants were up and around.
We got lucky and timed our lunch just right: we walked up to the Outdoor Theater just as they were starting the show. We picnicked in the grass on the hill and enjoyed a great show. Jim kept trying to convince JT to “nap like the tigers,” but JT wasn’t buying it.
My two 🙂
Off to the arctic tundra and rocky shores… the Oomingmak is my favorite from this trip. I learned that it can survive in climates that are “hostile to all other living things.” I think the Oomingmak looks a little hostile too.
The Keene Family 