The Virginia Safari Park

Our fall break trip this year was to Lexington, Virginia.  It felt odd not going to Clarksville.  I think this was the first time in several years that we didn't go there.  We stayed in a hotel for a few days.  The kids enjoyed the pool and the short walk to Sweet Frog, a yogurt shop.  We went to the Virginia Safari Park on our first day.  Quite the adventure!  Lets just say the animals were a little hungry!!!  Gee, they were ravenous!  Here are some pictures:

 

Before hand

This is a common site along the drive-thru

The animals come in front of your car, forcing you to stop.

Then they walk to the side and hope you will roll down your window. 

Here I am feeding the llama.

Wow!  Gigi didn't like this guy.  Please stay away from the car!

Feeding another animal.

A hungry llama.  Poor guy...no food for you!

Here's the entrance as we drove out.  The animals are waiting to attack the next car.

What is this picture?  Well, it's llama throw up.  aka.  PUKE!  Yes, the boys were very excited that the car was puked on!  A definite highlight.  Another highlight was when an elk attacked the car.  Yes, putting a 12 in (at least) scratch on the car:(

Hungry pigs

hungry goats

go girl!

another hungry one

go Aedan!

"goat baby goat"

very excited to feed

Aedan the camal

Catherine the kangaroo and her baby, Mercy

Josiah as the baby!

The Serval

The boys were VERY excited to see a Serval, which they have learned about on Wild Kratts.

one more shot

pretty tigers

Mercy Cate

a kangaroo

Gigi feeding the animals.

Things we learned from the Virginia Safari Park:

~Don't drive a car through the park that you actually care about.  It might be attacked, scratched, or puked on.

~Don't make an elk angry.

~Blowing your horn is not a method to call for help, even though it says to in the instructions given at the gate.

~The poor pigs get nothing.

~Children aren't strong enough to hold a bucket when three deer come at once to eat from it.

~The animals will not move if you just keep driving.

~Stay away from the ones with the big horns.  If one is in the road, it is best to just turn around and not go through.  hahahaha!