The zoo

A nice hot day for a walk to the zoo..Just to give you guys an idea of Barrow countryside. This is a view of the small village of Dalton.

Arrived but minus friends, so settled down to wait. Got bored so started snapping. These flowers were at the entrance.

Car park looks nice and full.

Finally they arrived. From left to right, Ed, Tom, Alice(hidden behind Jay) and Hsupheen. This is when we saw:

Not the most reassuring sign to start with. Somehow we began to think that there was some kind of discrimination going on too:

Anyway, most of the animal photos can be viewed here. The highlight of the trip was seeing the tiger feeding session where they put huge chunks of meat on top of poles about 2 stories tall. The idea is to get the tigers working for their food so they won't be fat pussycats who sit around waiting for their dinner.

The downside was, seeing the giraffes. All seemed well at first, until one of the 3 giraffes present began to spread its legs. I kid you not. And started to wee. That was ok in itself...when you've got to go, you've got to go, no matter how many people are watching you. But what was even worse was that the neighbouring giraffe, for some reason known only to itself, began to duck under the weeing giraffe and lick its wee.

That was not the worst, by any means. What was worse was directly after that, feeding time came around:

If only they knew. And even though she saw the whole thing, someone just couldnt resist:

All the while I was trying to avoid the animal and stay within camera distance.

After that Ed was on animal touching mode too. But all too soon, it was time to leave. (Actually we had to do groceries) But before leaving, one more shot.

South Lakes Animal Park: Well worth a visit. Just remember to bring a Asda receipt when you come, cos for some reason that gets you GBP 5 off the price.