San Antonio Zoo Lights.
Where you can ride a camel. And the bears might stand up for you. And some of the elusive cats hidden in those artificial little caves reveal themselves. (I believe we’ve seen each of these animals at least once. Several we don’t see for years at a time, but they’re there.)
My sister rode a camel. I watched. Those camels are fine! But I rode an elephant once. I’ll give the camels a pass.
You can roast marshmallows over a real fire (then add the graham crackers and Hershey’s chocolate for a s’more). Alas, we were too stuffed by the meal event listed below to even look for this.
And listen to a mariachi band while eating a great Christmas buffet of Mexican food at Mrs. Claus’s Cocina/aka the restaurant nearest the hippo building. We made a new friend, the food was delicious, we decorated cookies with Mrs. Claus, and got our picture taken in a snow globe. Let me repeat. The food was delicious. Children danced around between the tables (after we’d finished eating). The mariachi music was fun.
If you’re interested in the dinner, for some reason I can only find it by Googling it. Here’s the link. https://sazoo.org/experiences/mrs-claus-cocina/
Afterwards, walk around in the dark looking at the zoo’s Christmas lights. Lots of lighted trees, a musical light show near the carousel. Riding the carousel in the dark!
It was cold. And I mean cold. Tolerable, though. Several places to warm up.
CAVEAT: This photo has nothing to do with the San Antonio Zoo. It’s the Houston Zoo. I just wanted to show it off.
And I’ll tell you a secret.
I’m a writer. I write novels. And I’ve incorporated a small bit of the San Antonio Zoo experience in my newest book, a mystery novel whose title shall remain a mystery until it’s ready for publication. I just wrote THE END. I have a few mistakes to correct. It’s a really fun book. But back on topic:
Go to the zoo. Make some memories.
And take the time to visit the birds, and the fish. If you’ve never seen a Moray Eel, here’s your chance to see a huge green one. We drop in to say hello every time we visit. It’s ginormous! You want to hug it (but don’t!).
WHAT I READ THIS WEEK: Funerals for Horses by Catherine Ryan Hyde. Hell House by Richard Matheson.
You can find my books at https://amazon.com/author/gretchenrix