WOW!!!

Good evening. What a great day today.

We went to the zoo today. It was a blast! We got the VIP treatment. We had free drinks, free food and a personal guide who just happened to be the cat trainer!

He took us to every spot in the zoo including the restricted areas.

I DID GET TO PET A TIGER! AND A LION AND ANOTHER TIGER AND ANOTHER TIGER.

They were 400 to 600 pounds. Massive creatures. Now I didn’t quite get to do exactly what I dream of. I pet them through the cage. Because of my slow movement he didn’t take me into the cages. It would not have been good if the time came and I needed to run or duck or otherwise make swift movements. But nonetheless we were in the restricted areas and were able to put my hand to the cage and the cats would come sniff me and I could pet their noses. I just can’t subscribe the feeling of being so close to such a massive beast. The paws are bigger than what you can imagine.

I did get to play with a baby lion for a long time. I held him and kissed him. He licked me and bit me and sucked on my ear and bit me. He played in my hair and bit me. He sucked my thumb and bit me! You get the picture. It was great.

Then I got to go in a cage area with a solid black Jaguar! It was incredible! He was big but not full grown. He loved to play. I was able to sit on the ground and he curled up in my lap and licked my legs. Purring the whole time. He would play just like a house cat. He tried to eat my flip flops.

Judy had the camera and he wanted to play with it. It was so funny. I think Judy enjoyed the whole experience as well.

We played with some monkeys as well. The zoo was not ruined my lawyers! The animals were all so healthy looking and happy. No it wasn’t a multi million dollar corporate zoo with fancy decorations. But it was filled with well cared for and truly loved by humans who do it all for the animals.

Now the good news! We are talking with them for me to have my very own tiger!!!! Not to come home but with a new born I would commit to pay for his care so he can stay his whole life there. I would get to name him and see him anytime I wanted to come visit. You can not believe how excited I am about this possibility! I don’t know if it will work out but over the next weeks and months I will be keeping in contact with the zoo.

We closed the evening off with massages on the beach at sunset. The breeze is swift and it was so peaceful.

I know it’s a long post but I am still so excited about today. I can not wait to come back.

I can’t wait to show you all the pictures. O yea I also kissed a Giraffe! And feed him out of my mouth!