A Day at the Zoo

Polar Bear Sunning
Originally uploaded by CellPhoneSusie

What could be more fun than going to the zoo on a beautiful spring day? In all the years I've lived in North Carolina ( just over 26 years) I had never managed to go to the NC Zoo in Asheboro, NC. When the children were small, we lived in Charlotte. Even though the kids managed to go with friends, I wasn't along. I don't know if there were work conflicts or it was just that after growing up in the DC area with the National Zoo as a regular school field trip, a North Carolina experience just didn't have the same cachet so I passed off the kids?

But, now there is Meredith, and experiencing the NC Zoo for the first time with my granddaughter was just perfect. Her main stated goal a few days ago was to see "elephants and penguins." She had to make do with puffins, but she was suitably impressed with the elephant exhibit, which turned out to be our grand finale of the day since the kids in our group (Emma, Caden and Meredith) faded by that time.

This is Easter weekend, and I didn't realize the importance of that fact until mid-morning when the zoo started to fill up with a big crowd of people. By the time we left in early afternoon there was a line waiting to enter that numbered in the hundreds. So, our decision to start out at the opening time (9 am) was a smart choice.

Take a look at a slideshow of our day. I wouldn't be surprised if they inspire you to take a trip to Asheboro in the near future!