Hey, guys! Me again. Yesterday we went to Grant's Farm. It was fine, besides the fact that it was the hottest day of the year! We were seriously steamed by the time we got back to the bus.
As always, we took the Tram (that's the train) first. It was kind of nice to be on the Tram, because who wants to walk in 97-degree weather?! We saw buffalos that frequently crossed the road and slowed our travel time. (The nerve of some animals!) There were also some bright colorful fish and elk of various colors, but all Cara was focused on was the ducklings and goslings. (She's a nut for baby animals, I tell you.) There were pretty looking and extremely long feathers all over the place. I wanted to reach out and grab one, but I didn't want to risk an injury.
Later, our group headed for Animal Encounters, an amazing show about performing animals. The first was a red parrot who could talk. The second could do math, if the answer was a number from one to ten. Then the third parrot did a simple fruit puzzle and roller skated on a table around some traffic cones. That was sooo cute! Then there was a blue parrot who could pitch a ball from a machine by pulling up a pin. After the parrots were done, they had a rat race. After picking 4 volunteers, 2 boys and 2 girls, they linked the boys together and the girls together and had a rat race across each line. Taru was one of the girls, and she was freaking out! After the race, a bald eagle came out with her trainer. Then the roller skating parrot came back on stage to make the Busch beer symbol to end the show.
The other thing everyone seemed to enjoy was the elephant show. The star was a female elephant named Mickey. While the lady was informing us about elephants, Mickey would pose. Then the lady told us that Asian elephants were used for logging and Mickey lifted up a log for us. Then someone dropped a dime and she picked it up and handed it back to the man. When the lady told us about how elephants bathe, Mickey sprayed us with water. And then we saw how fast elephants can blow up a balloon. That was really cool!
Then most of us went back to the bus. The walk seemed like it took hours because our bus was the farthest one. We had to wait in the hot bus for the others to get back from Clydesdale stables. We certainly were glad when they returned so we could head back for the school. It was a relief to feel air conditioning on my face again.
That's all for this time. You'll hear from me again soon!
Ciao for Now,
-Jess
As always, we took the Tram (that's the train) first. It was kind of nice to be on the Tram, because who wants to walk in 97-degree weather?! We saw buffalos that frequently crossed the road and slowed our travel time. (The nerve of some animals!) There were also some bright colorful fish and elk of various colors, but all Cara was focused on was the ducklings and goslings. (She's a nut for baby animals, I tell you.) There were pretty looking and extremely long feathers all over the place. I wanted to reach out and grab one, but I didn't want to risk an injury.
Later, our group headed for Animal Encounters, an amazing show about performing animals. The first was a red parrot who could talk. The second could do math, if the answer was a number from one to ten. Then the third parrot did a simple fruit puzzle and roller skated on a table around some traffic cones. That was sooo cute! Then there was a blue parrot who could pitch a ball from a machine by pulling up a pin. After the parrots were done, they had a rat race. After picking 4 volunteers, 2 boys and 2 girls, they linked the boys together and the girls together and had a rat race across each line. Taru was one of the girls, and she was freaking out! After the race, a bald eagle came out with her trainer. Then the roller skating parrot came back on stage to make the Busch beer symbol to end the show.
The other thing everyone seemed to enjoy was the elephant show. The star was a female elephant named Mickey. While the lady was informing us about elephants, Mickey would pose. Then the lady told us that Asian elephants were used for logging and Mickey lifted up a log for us. Then someone dropped a dime and she picked it up and handed it back to the man. When the lady told us about how elephants bathe, Mickey sprayed us with water. And then we saw how fast elephants can blow up a balloon. That was really cool!
Then most of us went back to the bus. The walk seemed like it took hours because our bus was the farthest one. We had to wait in the hot bus for the others to get back from Clydesdale stables. We certainly were glad when they returned so we could head back for the school. It was a relief to feel air conditioning on my face again.
That's all for this time. You'll hear from me again soon!
Ciao for Now,
-Jess
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