NC Zoo Trip - 6/2

Post by **AMartin777** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:55 am

ATTENTION!!! - I've been reading their suggestions online and we should consider entering at the African/southern entrance to start. The African animals are more active in the morning AND the African pavillion animals start to get closed up late afternoon. Can we get the word out in time to have everyone meet at the African entrance at 9am?

Well, one thing that is new since our last trip is they now have a Chance Morgan carousel

http://www.nczoo.org/carousel/

There are dozens of restaurants in the area for us to choose from. I figure that around 1pm will be the best time to head out for lunch before returning to the zoo. That should be the hottest part of the day so it will be nice to "duck" out and get some lunch (like my pun?)

bgwfreak777 · Post by **bgwfreak777** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 12:49 pm

Oooooo Oooooo! That means the Zoo counts as a park credit now!!!!

I do not have a problem and I can quit anytime I want.

Also, I'm ok with meeting at Africa.

bgwfreak777 · Post by **bgwfreak777** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:37 pm

p.s. The carousel has a weight limit of 170lbs per person.

No credit for me.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:23 pm

Do they have a teacup on it

JamminJ · Post by **JamminJ** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:00 pm

I can see it now spend 5 hours at the zoo and not see one damn animal.

Post by **AMartin777** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:22 pm

Well, Jay will be there so at least we will get to see the monkey ride the carousel! HEHE!

bgwfreak777 · Post by **bgwfreak777** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:27 pm

Jonathan wrote:Do they have a teacup on it

The site says something about a spinning tub in the middle for kids. lol

Maybe you'll fit.

bgwfreak777 · Post by **bgwfreak777** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 9:32 pm

Well I had a whootahrific time! Hope everyone else did.

Thanks for coming and hangin out. The zoo wouldn't have been so much fun.

I'll post my pics whenever I get them uploaded.

Post by **AMartin777** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:37 am

Twas fun! Thanks for the idea Wes! It was cool that we all got to hang out and it definitely made it more fun than it would have been.

It was great seeing Jay after so much time also. Phil isn't sure how many pics he took yet but will probably have them up by tomorrow afternoon.

JamminJ · Post by **JamminJ** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 1:50 am

Awwwww feel the love. Great time guys, I really enjoyed it!

Post by **radial** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 3:45 am

ok its 3:45 am and i just got home. dont think ill be working on the pics now

time for sleep first

but had a great time of course!

Post by **radial** » Sun Jun 03, 2007 4:08 pm

http://flickr.com/photos/radialmonster/ ... 40/detail/

And here's the video i was telling everyone about the cute Japanese girl vs the polar bear. If you want you can skip to about the 3:00 minute mark
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W559BJBzozQ

coasterdave · Post by **coasterdave** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:59 pm

Big Question: Was there tubs on the Merry Go Round?

Post by **AMartin777** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:00 am

coasterdave wrote:Big Question: Was there tubs on the Merry Go Round?

No, just a bunch of extinct animals. I believe the ride is suppose to teach children about endangered species, apparently by having them jump on the animals' backs and go around in circles.

Jonathan · Post by **Jonathan** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:23 am

Yes, there was one.