A Wild Day

Last month, we visited the San Diego Wild Animal Park in Escondido.   Given a few hours of time,  it felt like we took an extensive tour of the park, omitting a few of the trails which we plan to visit in the nearby future.  We took the tram safari tour, saw "The Frequent Flyers" show (not as elaborate as the bird show in the S.D. Zoo), and walked along familiar and not-so familiar trails.

Ducks gathered around a tree.  A duck feeding station is nearby. Photo taken by Heather.

We had lunch, here with a view.

Earlier and later during our little journey, we encountered new feathered friends.  It was hilarious to see the ducks quickly waddle their way to the visitors who purchased some feed.  The adult ducks became aggressive to the point that the ducklings were not able to receive some goodies. Heather was still scared for the ducks to feed from the palm of her hand. 

A glimpse of a cheetah

Safari Tour Guides

Going Cray-zy!

Just this past Friday starting at 5:30 p.m., Jorgen, Heather and I went to IKEA's Crayfish party, complete with lanterns, bibs, and hats.  It was $10 per adult and $2.50 per child.  There was salad, caviar-cremed eggs, seasoned cucumber slices, herring in sauce, mashed potatos and meatballs (more suitable for the little ones), rolls, and crisp bread.  There was also a fruit and desert table by the entrance.  Jorgen estimated that 2/3 of the guests were Swedes.

Heather holds a shelled critter, but does not enjoy eating one.  After her father cracked and peeled one, he was left with a mere 2" of meat.  She preferred the filled eggs, cucumber slices, strawberries and a Ballerina cookie.   Although crayfish was a bit salty for my palate, it has a distinctive flavor that reminds me of mustard. My favorites were the filled eggs as seen on the table and a thin slice of a toffee-crisped chocolate torte cake, which I discovered in "The Swede Shop" contained 15 g of fat per 1/6 slice.  So we did not take a box home. 

The wearing of the hats came closer to eating desert.  Heather wanted to continue wearing that silly looking hat after leaving the dining area! Jorgen wants to make it a yearly tradition.  Next time, Heather will have mashed potatoes and meatballs, unless she changes her mind.