The beginning of our day was marked by an early wake up call, followed by a stealthy departure from the campground while our neighbours snoozed. Our first stop was a recently stocked community pond in Hillsboro, OH for some morning fishing fun. We heard from a community resident that their pond had been stocked with 1,500 trout this past Friday for a kids’ fishing derby last weekend. We are happy to report that there were still plenty of fish left after the locals caught their fill. The trout were leaping out of the water all around us as we fished from shore. We managed to catch six fish in about 2hrs. Dinner tonight - check!
Our big adventure for today was a visit to the Cincinnati Zoo. Within a span of 10 minutes, we drove from Ohio to Kentucky and back to Ohio to end up at the zoo.
This zoo featured a series of very cool, immersive walking paths where you are actually in the same space as the birds and animals. We got to see kangaroos, jungle birds and farm goats up really close was we walked inside their enclosures. Other favourites included the flamingos, manatees and cheetahs.
The most amazing part was our guided tour to visit the Asian elephants and give them a bath! Alistair acted as a water fountain giving gentle giant Mai Thai a cool drink by filling her trunk. Then we took turns spraying her off, while she feasted on peanuts, apple slices, and hay cubes. Next we gave her tummy rubs and ear pets. It was fantastic.
We stayed at the zoo right until closing time. After a quick grocery stop at Trader Joe’s (my favourite), we pulled in to the Kentucky Welcome Centre for the night.
Now this is a day trip adventure that I could get into! Trip to the zoo…and a trout supper to boot! I see happy faces! Glad that you are having fun. Grandma
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