Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Day 5 -- Gatorland

We went to Gatorland today. While one may think you would see alligators there, that is only half of it! They had several shows -- handling spiders & snakes, wrestling alligators, and gators jumping (theoretically . . . it was too cold and the alligators didn't want to move). They also had a petting zoo with goats, sheep, a llama, and some cows. They had a observation tower to overlook a swamp, and they had a boardwalk through a swamp. Of course, Courtney's favorite was the bird aviary with 50+ parakeets.




Olivia was picked from the crowd to "help" with the Gator Wrestling show. She was told to pick an alligator out of a moat. She picked the one she wanted. Then, the guy told her he would grab it by the tail, and she could grab its head and hold him down. She sheepishly just looked at the guy like he was crazy. After the show, she was allowed to be the first person in line to sit on an alligator and have her picture taken with it. No fear!
Many more pics to come.

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