We tried to get the kids up early today, but didn't have much luck. Still managed to get up, have breakfast, pack up and leave Lethbridge by 9:00am. We then drove to Calgary. Only a minor hiccup along the way as Bradley threw up in the van, but luckily it happened right as we were pulling into a Tim Horton's, so we were able to quickly stop and clean him up. Not sure what made him sick, as he perked up again not long after and was fine the rest of the day.
Upon arriving in Calgary, we drove into the city and arrived at the zoo. It was fairly close to lunch, so we stopped and ate before going in. The zoo was pretty much exactly as I remembered it from last time. A little bit too busy and full of sleeping animals.
However, we did luck out and get to see a few exciting things, primarily around the feeding of animals. We arrived in time to see them feed the tiger, which involved letting the tiger walk into their caged area, the handler putting out meat and then letting the tiger out again. This allows the tiger to walk right in front of you to pick up the chicken that he is going to eat for lunch.
We also saw them feed one of the snakes in the rainforest area, so that was pretty neat. After going through all the exotic animals, we split up, as the two younger kids wanted to go through the dinosaur area (which is just statues of dinosaurs), while Alex and Evan wanted to go through the Canadian animal section. I took the younger two, while Sandra took the older two. She said the Canadian area was more interesting, as the animals were all up and around, which makes a bit of sense, given that this is their natural climate.
After we finished at the zoo, we headed to Olympic Park to look at the Jamaican bobsled. Alex was also pretty excited to see the Olympic flame and all the old flags, including a USSR flag, which he has never seen in person.
Then it was off to Amanda's house for supper and visiting. Tomorrow we are all off to Calaway Park.
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