Today’s adventure…
the world famous San Diego Zoo!
After breakfast this morning we headed out to catch the Hop on Hop off Trolley Tour; the stop was a short walk from our hotel. We had a great driver, Mary Beth - known as MB, who entertained us with the commentary along the route.
San Diego is quite a beautiful city. As we crossed the Coronado Bridge we were able to see the harbour and how the city’s development occurred. We got off the Trolley at Balboa Park, a huge park that contains 17 museums. It was a fairly long walk from the bus stop through an area of the park that took us to a walkway to the world famous San Diego Zoo.
Click this link to see the layout of this great park:
The zoo has several options for people with mobility challenges; we were grateful to be able to take advantage of the guided bus tour which gave us an overview of the different areas. We caught glimpses of different animals as we drove through several sections of the zoo. We also rode the Kangaroo Express taking us on the edge of four distinct areas, Africa Rocks, Elephant Odyssey, the Northern Frontier and Asian Passage.
After completing those two included tours we stayed in the area around the Urban Jungle to observe the hippos, the giraffes, the zebra, and a cheetah. From there we did the Monkey Trail and Treetops Walk to see several different primates… baboons, mandrills, capuchins, gorillas, and others.
By the time we finished that loop, I was done! It was really an interesting four hours and fun to be so close to so many different species. We took a cab back to the hotel and flopped on our beds!
It’s been a pleasant introduction to San Diego. Tomorrow is Embarkation day!
The Tired Travellers
So glad you made it to San Diego. It really is a wonderful city. And I love the photos of the zoo. They have 3 giraffes there...or maybe more? Honolulu Zoo now have 3 giraffes with San Diego Zoo sending 2 of them in May 2020. Can you imagine transporting 2 giraffes from SD to Hawaii!!!! You're on the ship now so I'll be watching your adventures along the way.
ReplyDeleteIt really was a good experience to visit the zoo! If Noah could transport two giraffes, why couldn’t the Zoo do it? LOL
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