And ran wild still wearing the bells, which mysteriously disappeared later in the day:
Later Kenny taught Samantha how to braid gimp. He has become quite the domestic diva of late:
Then there was some Forte play:
Next it was off to the Dordogne version of the Zoo. It's actually a relatively new animal preserve for endangered species. Very well run and seems to have the animals' best interests at heart:
All along the way, there are beautiful quotes from philosophers, naturalists, etc. This one loosely translates to: If we feel completely at ease in nature, it is because she has no opinion of us"
Other ones were not so easy to translate, no matter how long I stared at them...
Some up close and personal lemur action:
A series of doors that you must close before you open the next ensures that the lemurs do not escape. This one was a little wiley, but fortunately there was a crunchy French woman who came to the rescue and shooed him back in:
Lemurs in love:
Some of the animals were stinky:
Samantha discovers her cousin in a window:
"Ah Samantha! It eez you! After all these years!"
Don't worry; the monkeys don't live in this house. It's one shelter in a huge area where they roam free. In fact, they were up to some serious monkey business in the trees. Quite amusing. You can see Eliza's reflection in this one:
At the end, we got to vote for our favorite animal. Each vote gives that animal a portion of the proceeds from the visit, which was not cheap.
After that, it was back home for pool, dinner, and ping pong. More tomorrow! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD!! :)
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