Up early again. Seemed like we had only been asleep for minutes.
Today we went with Kate's English Family (Bev, Richard, George, Alfie and Archie) and Bev's parents (Paul and Jane) to Colchester Zoo.
We all like zoos and had been looking forward to this day since the beginning of the holidays.
Unfortunately the day was a bit cold and overcast with the rain starting about lunchtime and settling in for the rest of the day. Regardless of this, we were there as the gates opened and only left an hour before closing time. Colchester Zoo is huge and Bev's family had been there before so they knew how it worked. This meant we were first in line for the giraffe feeding and then moved straight on to the elephant feeding. I have never experienced an elephant's trunk taking a piece of carrot from my hand. It felt sort of leathery and very dexterous.
The rain worked in our favour because the animals retreated into their dens which at this zoo are all glass fronted for viewing so we got really close to animals like the tigers. Unfortunately there aren't a lot of photos because it was too wet to get the camera out.
In particular I enjoyed the otters, tigers, chimps, aardvark and flamingo. Unfortunately the wolves were hiding so I didn't get a chance to see them.
By the end of the day we were all damp and cold, despite wearing waterproofs and carrying an umbrella, so we returned to Bev and Richard's to wrap up in blankets and sit by the fire. Indian takeaway for dinner and then Kate said her final farewells (at least for the time being). A really enjoyable day.
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