Safari Park

Jan 26th

We have a free day today. The rest of the group is going to a park and Buddhist temple, but we really need a low-key family day. Jackson has been dragged around in the middle of the night (for him), waiting in offices, eating strange food and not liking much of it. It's been hard for him, and overall, he's done great. He has certainly complained and cried, but he hasn't said anything I haven't thought during this trip. It's hard to say if I would take him again. The travel was very very difficult for him. But the bonding with Ethan and our transition was really good. Overall, even though it would have been much easier for me, I think I'd bring him again because it was easier for Ethan. So, I decided that the trip to the Safari Park would be an easy day for Jackson. He could see what he wanted, feed the giraffes as long as he wanted, get whatever from the gift shop (nothing was very expensive because this wasn't directed to American tourists) and have ice cream several times.

So, that's what we did. This was a great zoo, with Pandas, koalas, tigers, gorillas, elephants, monkeys, a great variety of animals. We could pay a few dollars at several stations and feed the animals. So, we fed the elephants bananas, the monkeys bananas and the giraffes leaves. I loved the Pandas; it was definitely the highlight of the day. We had a train ride to see large animals in a safari setting. It was a great day, partly because we got to come and go as we pleased. I think it's hard being with a group all of the time. This park also had a circus, amusement rides, a water park and some hotels, but we just went to the zoo.