Hey – this teaching gig is intense with classes from 9-12 each morning and sometimes another presentation thrown in, and I did three of those this week so I most definitely DESERVE a long weekend. Which is why Friday morning we tripped off to Salisbury Zoo. This is a quaint little zoo – volunteer run – and nothing like the big zoos we are used to, so three cheers to the Salisbury Zoo folk. Lots of ideas though!
It was HOT so many of the animals retreated for shelter, as they should and do, so of course we weren’t complaining. But …
and because it was HOT we deserved an Ice Cream.
There is also much construction going on a the zoo – they are even constructing an Australian enclosure to house a few kookas, dingoes, and other assorted aussie critters!
We have timed our trip to Salisbury brilliantly because Friday night (the third Friday of the month) is the 3rd Friday festival and fair night and this one was wild! Well some of the folks who were stall holders were wild and a few were just a little bit out there. We also encountered a second hit at Salisbury Zoo as there were a few staff there with a lovely aussie golden bearded dragon too. There were magicians and entertainers, a great local band, and a human sized game of foosball going on that was brilliant. We actually scoped out the plaza where the event was happening after our zoo visits and as soon as we walked onto the plaza, we came across the local TV crew who were asking folk about the running mate for him who shall not be named. Thankfully we had read about Pence in the newspaper and were able to respond appropriately – and comment about the wackiness of such a long, long election process. Give me aussie election campaigns (even with the drawn out results) anytime! And we thought an 8 week campaign was a brain drain!
We love these unplanned strolling days!
More on the Carolinas later but Pam Vaughan (official photographer for the New England conference last weekend) has just sent me oodles and poodles of photos … so if you don’t want to see piccies of me in action – then look away now! There are photos of me with friends, of me panelling, photos […]