Hey, hey, its almost September, WHAT?? and I still haven't finished our Florida trip. In true Longmire fashion Fall is coming in like a super hyped up busy lion and we have been go, go, going like the dancers.
After Fort Myers, we rented a car and travelled our way up to Tampa to visit Daniel, Laura, Ezra, and Emme, and to see Zoo Tampa! If you haven't watched it yet, Zoo Tampa is a show on Netflix that is all about animal care the the zoo and honestly, we LOVE IT. So of course we wanted to make this stop a must while we were there and it just so happens that Daniel and Laura live literally right behind the zoo. Laura pointed at the bear paddock you can see from their backyard!
Our first night in we all went out for dinner at Kings State Pizza and it was delicious. We had such a wonderful time connecting with this family that we don't see very often.
The morning that we went to the zoo we covered ourselves in bug spray and took the short walk to the entrance, Evie loved being the big kid while Lily enjoyed being little more adult.
We of course were on the lookout for Manatees, which are Evie's favorite underwater mermaid. The whole morning she anxiously awaited us finding the Manatees and lit up when we finally saw them!
We watched the Macaw fly over, a baby orangutan, all sorts of birds, a tiger. and of course the penguins and puffins. One of the biggest highlights of the day was riding the water ride.....Twice!
And of course, no zoo trip would be complete without a merry go round ride......on a Manatee!
That night the 4 of us adults went out on the town and left our kids with an amazing sitter. It was a really incredible time to connect and talk about the work that Laura is doing advocating for the marginalized. I deeply respect her work and feel grateful to know her.
Our trip to Tampa was short lived but so wonderful and the next day we introduced our girls to the AMTRAK as we headed up to Jacksonville to meet the other cousins.
Bob and I are all about adventures and trying new things and the train did not disappoint!
The consensus after we arrived? "Mom, can we go on a train for my birthday?" I think it was a hit.
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