Thursday, July 16, 2009

16 July 2009 Bush Gardens Tampa FL

Being Thursday we made the move to drive the 70 miles to Tampa to make our final visit to Bush Gardens. Here we wanted to see a few shows and animals that we missed previously. But today was a scorcher again with very high humidity. At least we saw all the animals close up and the show was also brilliant.

We satrted at the edge of Africa Not often you can get a picture of a Hippo like this. Look at those whiskers Then it was the Mayombe reserve where the Chimps and Gorillas are housed. 6 The heat was on and even the great apes were feeling it Eish ! 8 Then the flamingos came past Up close and personal 24 At the Maroccan Palace 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 This snake crossed our path in the middle of the Park. Then we tackled the 34th annual Rhino Rally where I was elected navigator. 26 27 28 Navigator purely meant sitting in the front and being the butt of all jokes. At least they made it interesting with water crossings .... ...and then a ferry crossing, but the ferry breaks away and you float down the river. They make it scary. Good fun in these Landies (automatic) Some of the track BAck to the kids rides, another puke machine! Up Up and around. 40 The Tiger trail was also a nice environment for these big cats. Amelia close Lazy Cat They also have a white Tiger. Then it was our turn again to ride the Kumba. And there is no turning back At the Orang Utang Cafe Sven hanging out with a buddy. Compare limbs All in the Family At least we found our official language in the Discovery area. 55 Cooling off in the heat Wahile the sons were flying high we kept out of the heat Flying high We wanted to wactch the Castaway Critters show again, but it was cancelled due to inclement weather, but we could interact with the stars of the show A girl for JB 63 A turkey vulture 65

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