Friday, June 24, 2011

Explorer Natalie!

Last weekend we visited with one of Mommy and Daddy's friends from college. Randy was back in Ohio for a visit after moving to Hong Kong for work. We met Randy at the Columbus Zoo and did some exploring.

If you have never been to the Columbus Zoo I highly recommend it. There are lot of unique things to see. One of our favorite sections is Australia. You can walk through the kangaroo exhibit and sometimes the kangaroos will hop right across the path in front of you. During our visit this time they were mostly lounging around.
They also have koala bears! Did you know koala bears can sleep up to 22 hours a day? We caught this guy while he was awake!
Here's Randy! Thanks for bringing me some Hong Kong money for my piggy bank!

I recently found some of Daddy's old binoculars. They were perfect for exploring the zoo.
"What's over here?"

"Oh, it's an orangutan just hanging out! "

We also enjoyed the little boat ride through the Asia and Islands section of the zoo. It is nice and relaxing and cool!

Making use of the binoculars again!

One of the last things we did at the zoo was stop by and see the gorillas. There are about fifteen gorillas at the Columbus Zoo. This little girl was the star of our visit. She is 9 months old.

She lives with her Mom, Dad, and Aunt. Here she is trying to get one of her relatives to play with her. They weren't interested. Another interesting fact, the Columbus Zoo has four generations of gorillas. This little girl's great grandmother was in the enclosure across the way.

While we visited the gorillas we got caught in what I call a "happy rain." And we made our way towards the exit. We stopped by the elephants on the way out. One of the elephants we saw was about two years old!

It was a great adventure at the Columbus Zoo and I can't wait to go back!

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