Safari Park -- Natural Bridge, VA

Caleigh, Grandma and Mama ventured into the Safari Park (and tried to be brave! ;-) Upon entry we were promptly 'attacked' by a myriad of animals -- emu, ostrich, deer, llama (to name a few) -- who expected to be fed from our open car windows...which remained closed! Mama did not help ease Caleigh into this experience by letting a little scream escape when an ostrich started pecking on her window, inches from her nose. Grandma did her best to sooth Caleigh and the rest of the trip around the park was much more enjoyable. Caleigh even started asking for the window to be rolled down and for Mama to feed the animals. Then came the camel...it stretched it's neck just a little extra as I held the bucket of feed out (luckily not full as we'd fed other animals along the way). While other animals would eat nicely but greedily out of the bucket, the camel grabbed the bucket out of my hand, tipped it back to empty the contents in it's mouth, and tossed the bucket away. We laughed as Caleigh then repeated at least 12 times in quick succession (and then for days when asked about the camel) -- "UH OH! Mama...buck(et). Down!"

Grandma has more pictures, which we will post when we obtain them in late September (Mama let her battery run out in the camera!).