Sorry this blog is late! We celebrated Mother's Day this year by visiting Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari. Admission is charged per person (not vehicle) and includes a surprisingly large bag of feed for each individual to dole out to the animals. Cherokee Trace Safari is a 300 acre preserve home to many exotic and endangered species. Regretfully, I do not know each kind of animal pictured here. We had an amazing adventure. We reveled in how amazing animals are, how intricate and beautiful they can be and we laughed so hard we wiped away tears. And we were thankful that the rain held out until we drove through the exit gates. Please enjoy my snapshots!
The water buffalo smelled rank. And that's to put it politely. Be very thankful that smells cannot be emitted via the web. The waterbuffalo on the right came up to the window and in all his loveliness shook. Yes, water-hole muck, haven to all sorts of microbial evilness, showered the germaphobe in the car. Me. Didn't touch anyone else (or anyone willing to admit to harboring the stench that is) and I was in the middle of the bac seat. Notice the other picture is shot through the glass. See his friend there, sticking out his tongue at me? That's the last time I tell a water buffalo he stinks.
Ah, the zebras. See the middle pic? He's laughing because he herd what happened at the buffalo waterhole.
The camel was HUGE. There was a big Dodge truck behind us on the trail and this camel towered over it. He tried to stick his head in the car too!
The ostrich was kinda scary. He kept jutting his head forward looking for food. It was somewhat disconcerting... I thought he might accidently peck one of us in the face.
Chandler had a blast! It was even better than our last zoo trip. This was interactive!
Oh, yes. Leaving the llama for last. This llama was smitten by my sister. My sister, vet tech and animal lover that she is, evidently does not care for llamas. At all.. and this particular llama was a bit of a stalker. He chased our car for quite some time. My sister was freaking out.. not something I've seen very many times. Of-course Chandler construed the situation to be hysterical and was
Chandler had a blast! It was even better than our last zoo trip. This was interactive!
Oh, yes. Leaving the llama for last. This llama was smitten by my sister. My sister, vet tech and animal lover that she is, evidently does not care for llamas. At all.. and this particular llama was a bit of a stalker. He chased our car for quite some time. My sister was freaking out.. not something I've seen very many times. Of-course Chandler construed the situation to be hysterical and wasencouraging the llamas antics. Very comical!
I highly recommend Cherokee Trace Drive-Thru Safari if you are out exploring east Texas. Most of the animals will approach the vehicle and there are many kinds that I wasn't able to upload due to space issues. The majority of the animals are calm and will approach your vehicle without incident, giving you time to admire, feed, and photograph them in all their glory.
I laughed my way through this whole post. Wish we could be there driving it with you, Kel! Too funny! (By the way, how long did it take to de-stink yourself...or do you still smell like water buffalo?) :)
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