Asheboro Zoo

Asheboro Zoo

Over the weekend Travis, his nieces, and I went to the North Carolina Zoo, in Asheboro. We have been wanting to go, and it was great to take his nieces on the adventure. We entered at the Africa entrance, and decided to see as much as we possibly could. Inside they had a ropes course (which would be cool to do on a cooler day), and at different times of the day the people at the zoo would exhibit the animals. 

We trekked for hours! The animals are so very pretty. I loved seeing the polar bear, elephants, zebras, giraffes, and other animals like; owls, ocelots, seals, bears, elk, bison, and chimpanzees. The polar bear was the biggest hit between me and the girls. It got up off the rocks and dove into the water. We stood right at the edge of the water and could look over. The bear would swim up out of the water with its face, facing us, and then he would push off the rocks and go back under. It was cute. 

I have only been to one other zoo, in Portland, OR...and my family went on a rainy day. I remember having to wear my Northface jacket, it was so cold. Well it wasn't cold this weekend!! It was 88 degrees but my phone said that it really felt like 95. After about ten minutes of walking, the girls were asking for water. We tried to stay hydrated. We made a pit stop at a burger shop, and ate hamburgers and hot dogs, french fries, and dip and dots ice cream. :) At the end of the day we had seen just about everything at the zoo! It was a great experience! The heat zapped us, and the girls fell asleep on the way home. 

**It was a light way to end the week, as it was a sad week in America, and I found myself getting angry watching the news, and reading people's posts on social media. This is all to much a bigger issue than people know. So in the midst of my deep thought about what America is coming to and what the future generations will attest to, I was happy to be around loved ones. It filled my heart with joy to see the look on Travis's nieces faces, as we saw some of the animals.**