June 30th, Sam isn't the only Wild thing around here...

Our destination of the day was the San Diego Wild Animal Park...hope you enjoy these pics as much as we enjoyed our time there...


Waiting in line for the African safari bus tour...
Kisses...

Deer sneak into the park so the park people feed them (in exchange for taking their land)...Endangered blue rhino...
Cheetahs...

Rhino...

Bison, maybe, I can't really remember...
Giraffe...

Rhino...
Sam enjoying to African safari tour his way...

Lazy tigers...

Wayne talking to an African warrior who came to tell people about his tribe. Normally he would spend his time killing lions who kill his villages' cows...but in an effort to prevent such killings, the zoo foundation brings people over from such villages to raise awareness and money to support the villagers...
Sam loved the water parks for the kids...

Mercats...
Elephants enjoying a drink and the shade...
By the elephants...
It was even hot for the tigers!
Sam, loving the ride...

Brendan, look who we met!

Are they Julia's twins??? (private joke)
Us...
Mom and Wayne by the birds...

Sam loved the petting zoo...he laughed and laughed as he pet a white-tail deer...
The $200 tour...we didn't take...
Careful! That's no house cate!
The suspension bridge...
Beautiful floro!

The great apes...
Peligans...so cool, their neck flap constantly...
Sam conked out just as we were leaving the park...go figure!
The end to another great day...