Mom took everyone (Rachel, Jarron, Marshel and Kellee) to Africa today - well Out of Africa - in Camp Verde, Arizona. We started the day early, driving north about 2 hours, to Camp Verde. After getting our tickets, we boarded a safari bus and rode into the "Serengeti". This was an open area where the animals roamed free - well as free as possible. We were able to feed either the giraffe or the camel. The giraffe was asleep when we arrived and wanted nothing to do with us. The camel would not come out of her barn. We started to get a bit discouraged, but then we found the zebras, water buffalo, ostrich, antelope, and many more animals. The driver brought them over to the bus by throwing them "cookies". They were so close we could have touched them, which would have been pretty dangerous I'm sure.
On our way out, we saw the camel stick her head out the barn door, almost like she was glad we were leaving. The giraffe was awake, but ignoring us, but finally got interested in the carrots we had and came begging, sticking his head in the open sides and sticking that long tongue out.
After leaving the "Serengeti" Safari Tour, we jumped on a tram and headed towards more animals. We saw tigers, white tigers, bears, servals, hyenas, porcupines, turtles, birds, prairie dogs, and more. Many of the animals were sleeping, but those who were up were pretty cool to look at.
We enjoyed the Tiger Splash Show. Zion, the tiger, had a great time playing with his trainers. They had a ton of pool toys and the tiger would run around to catch the toys and then jump in the pool. Some of the trainers also jumped in. They had a great time having a tug-of-war with Zion - Zion always won. At one time, Zion jumped on a sled and it took 4 of them to pull him around.
We went to the Giant Snake Show. They pulled out this giant Reticulated Python. We didn't get to touch it - they brought it around but held it too far away to reach it. Marshel really liked the snake and was really bummed that they didn't pick him to come in and touch the snake.
On our way out, we visited the gift shop. Marshel and Kellee picked out a little White Tiger; Rachel picked out a giraffe. We were all worn out and everyone but Mom slept on the way home. It was a fun day and we hope to go back another time - maybe when Michael and Nathan are home.
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