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jenseib Posted March 15, 2013 Author #327 Share Posted March 15, 2013 We then arrived at Ardastra Gardens. Our bus driver did tell us that they were not in the best shape right now because of the hurricane. Most of the flowers had blown off during the storm, and though it would still be nice, it wasn’t at its full glory right now. Right as we walked in we saw the Lemurs, or as Claire calls them , the “King Julians”. They were a huge hit for her and we ended up going back to look at them after a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 15, 2013 Author #328 Share Posted March 15, 2013 And this was one of the main reasons I picked this excursion. Parrots! Ok, they might be technically called Macaws, but they will always be parrots to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 15, 2013 Author #329 Share Posted March 15, 2013 The water was so nasty looking. I am not sure if this is normal or a leftover from the hurricane. Claire and I had separated from the family while we looked around, but the place isn’t too big and we easily found them after a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 15, 2013 Author #330 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) HELLO! Yes, this guy said that to us and it scared the crud out of me at first. Then we both laughed. Aren’t these guys just too cute? Edited March 15, 2013 by jenseib Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2boys Posted March 15, 2013 #331 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I am at the hospital visiting my mom. This report has been a great distraction while she naps. Seriously, better than a good book. On page 11 and am loving every minute of it. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I really appreciate every single post. Excellent job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #332 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I am at the hospital visiting my mom. This report has been a great distraction while she naps. Seriously, better than a good book. On page 11 and am loving every minute of it. Thank you for taking the time to do this. I really appreciate every single post. Excellent job! Thanks for reading along. When my husband was in the hospital ealrier this year. I did a lot of reading of trip reports to make the time go by too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #333 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Here are a few of Geoff’s pictures. They were having a budgie feeding, so we all decided to check that out. We had to wait for the OK to walk in and then we got apples to feed the birds with. The birds would come right to you and eat, but you weren’t supposed to let them eat the skin. We had to throw those in a bucket and then we could get new apples. We had a lot of fun here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #335 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Pete was the bird man. They loved him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #336 Share Posted March 16, 2013 This was a lot of fun and the kids really enjoyed it, though Abby didn’t want the birds to touch her. She was more into watching them eat. Even Alexis was squeamish at times about them touching her too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #337 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I thought this was a cool shot. Claire and I ended up being some of the last ones in there. As people left, they kept handing off apples to Claire and she decided she was done, so she handed them off to me. I finally just took them to the lady as I wanted out too. It was fun to do, but I didn’t want to spend my whole day in here with the birds when there were other things to look at as well. And the Flamingo show was going to start after a bit, so I wanted to scope out the rest of the area before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #338 Share Posted March 16, 2013 We spotted Flamingos running freely and we had to check those out. Warning, between Geoff and I, we took about 40 zillion Flamingo pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #339 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Some of these Flamingoes had a bit of an issue with each other. It was funny to see them yell at each other. It just made me think of 2 women having a fight, with lots of nasty words and head bobbing going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gambee Posted March 16, 2013 #341 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I love flamingos, they are so pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 16, 2013 Author #342 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I love flamingos, they are so pretty. They really are gorgeous there. Very pink and vibrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambee Posted March 16, 2013 #343 Share Posted March 16, 2013 They really are gorgeous there. Very pink and vibrant. I think reading your review is the longest vacation I've ever taken :D. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #344 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I think reading your review is the longest vacation I've ever taken :D. Thanks for sharing. LOL. Yep, it takes me a long time to write it all out, and I don't leave out much. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #345 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We decided Claire needed a picture with the flamingoes. We enjoyed just watching them run around freely. We then walked over and took a look at the leopard. I think he thought we looked like a tasty snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #346 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We followed the peacocks around a bit. I wanted a full plumage picture …. I never was lucky enough to get one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #347 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Geoff however, was very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #348 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I was able to capture a few flowers here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #349 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We found some bobcat looking cats. Here kitty kitty! Claire’s goal was to go see King Julian again, so we were heading that way. Hail King Julian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenseib Posted March 18, 2013 Author #350 Share Posted March 18, 2013 We made our way back just in time for the Marching Flamingo show. Mom was worried that we were going to miss it, but Claire and I got back just as they were bringing them in. No worries! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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