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Monday, December 30, 2024

Day Thirteen, Mon, 9/16/24, Calgary Zoo, Lunch and more

We needed to eat.  The Katamba Cafe was the perfect solution.  Then we entered Destination Africa.

Katamba Cafe

We didn't eat any.  Just a cool sign!


Entering Destination Africa

Vroom Vroom Zoom

The entrance to the open Lemur exhibit.


Mary catching some more rays at the Lemur open air exhibit.

Mary and Jo getting to know Lemurs.

 

Artwork in Destination Africa

 

Lion Pride

Out of the mouths of babes!

Land of Lemurs  


One of the women from the Gift Shop took this for us.


 

We ended our day at the Calgary Zoo back at the Gift Shop and the cab company took us back to the Super 8.  We were pooped!  I gave it all at the Calgary Zoo -- 12,000+ steps.

What did this day mean to me?  I enjoyed the lemur exhibit even if they were a bit hard to see.  The whole idea of an open air exhibit appeals to me.

What did I learn today?  I learned how influential lemurs are in creating and maintaining forest systems.

What would I do differently if Mary and I travel again in the future?  Come back to the Calgary Zoo!  Maybe divide our visit into two days, one-half day each.  Although Mary had the Power Chair, I was on my feet the whole time and that wore me out.



Day Twenty-Three, Thu, 9/26/24, Kearney, NE to Newton, KS; 287 miles, 7 hours

A few minutes out of Kearney on I80E Mary had an emergency.  I got off at the next exit which happened to be the visitor center for The Cran...