Working for Wade; Walking for Diana & Emma

Tuesday morning presented Wade with the first of a very long stream of meetings. Diana and Emma had made plans to go to the San Diego Zoo and after consulting a map opted to walk there rather than waste the money on a Taxi. Fifteen blocks away from the harbour, three blocks to the left and through the park sounded manageable. We had no idea how HUGE Balboa Park was. One hour and twenty minutes later, we arrived at the gates of the San Diego Zoo. The ticket package we purchased allowed us unlimited use of the Skyfari, the hop on hop off bus (yes, this zoo is big enough for that to be a necessity rather than a luxury), and the guided tour bus. We took advantage of all three. Emma drew a picture of a Giant Panda in her journal that night and counted the two we saw and the Wild Animal Show as the highlights. During the Wild Animal show, we watched a Cheetah and her companion dog playing side by side. They really do live together and the zookeepers told us the Cheetah actually whines when the dog is removed for short periods of time.