One happy little girl!
Waking up we knew today was going to be a fascinating
one. We were scheduled to go to
Chimelong Safari Park. It was about a 45
minute bus ride with traffic, but once we got there it had the feeling of
Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Our first task
once inside was to participate in the Safari on Wheels exhibit. This was a really neat exhibit; it was setup
like you would expect a safari ride to be set up. We had a safari train that we all rode but
what was really cool about this one is that you could drive your personal car
through and see the animals. There were
so many animals that I will not bore you with all of the details, but it was
really fun. I only wish I could have
understood our guide to hear what she was saying about the animals.
Our Holt group, minus 1 family who opted not to go today.
Our Safari Trains
Get up close with the animals in your own car.
The rest of the park setup is called a Safari on
Foot. They have everything like a
typical zoo except it is set up as if the animals are still in the wild. One area had chimpanzees out in the open that
would come down and play with a safari employee and you could actually touch
it. They also had an animal kindergarten
where you could feed a baby tiger. One
really neat detail about the Chimelong Safari Park is that it houses 10 pandas
and I cannot even remember how many white tigers but it was a bunch. They even had a tiger show with the white
tigers. It was not a Siegfried & Roy
type show; it was more of the tigers at a circus type of show. It was pretty good.
Feeding a baby tiger.
Giraffe feeding was also an option, but we can do this at Memphis Zoo so we just watched.
The best part of the day was getting to spend
quality time with the other Holt families that are here. We continue to develop great relationships
with each family as we journey together through the ups and downs of adjustment
with our new family members.
Today we also witnessed a HUGE milestone with April
and Primrose. Prim was stretched out
across our laps while taking a nap on the bus on the way back to the hotel. She woke up and I set her up but somehow her
positioning placed her in April’s lap. She
didn’t cry and I left her there. She sat
in mommy’s lap the rest of the way to the hotel, about 10 minutes total
time. As the bus stopped I told April to
stand up with her and see what happens.
Nothing….silence….contentment….AMEN!
Even when I got off the bus and walked up to them she was ok in mommy’s
arms. She stayed there until we crossed
the street to go eat supper. It was
AWESOME to see that. I am not sure how
long it will last, but it is still progress.
Thanks again for your prayers in that area.
Tomorrow is a down day for us as about half of the Holt families will be going to the US Consulate for their oath taking ceremony. We do not do that until Wednesday. So my plan for tomorrow is to post mostly pictures and videos of our time here. Stay Tuned!
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