Monday, October 26, 2015

We're Going to the Zoo

For years people have recommended that we buy a pass to the Greater Vancouver Zoo and we finally did!  I wasn't sure how I felt about these animals living outside of their natural surroundings but I can see now that it is more about conservation and education.  Being that we are now around every weekend and our kids need to go, go, go, this is great place to run around and explore.  It's just 15 minutes from our house and the annual family pass includes parking, 12 train rides, and free entrance to the BC Wildlife Park in Kamloops and the Edmonton Valley Zoo.  The cost was $199.00 but it will pay for itself within 3 visits which is something we can definitely do.

We went first thing on Saturday and it was a perfect fall morning.  We saw every animal, the Vivarium Show, hung out at the playground, and then went on the train ride.  We were there for three hours total and it was a great way to tire the kids out (and me!)







We met their new red panda, Arun!  So, so cute.  These guys are endangered with less than 10,000 individuals left.





I've never seen their grizzly bear and there he was!


The hippopotamuses were out of the water! 










I hope to take the kids on Pro-D days and we'll continue going on weekends when we have time.  Do you do annual family passes anywhere?

Love,
Louise

7 comments:

  1. AWESOME! Such great pictures and what a beautiful Fall day to be there!
    We don't have passes anywhere...it's out of our budget both financially and time-wise. We'd like to explore a few different places this year, including Science World, but we've never really felt the need to repeatedly go to the same place. If I were to return to places, it would be hiking...at Lindeman, or something similar :)
    However, it's been several years since we were at the zoo...it would be fun to go back in the next couple of years again.

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    1. Science world does have a free family day--that's when we go! I've also won passes twice...we've never actually paid, it's pretty pricey without a coupon or something! We're usually more the hiking type but with a young one again, it's not so easy :)

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  2. Great photos of both your family and the animals. Sounds like a good place to have a family pass!

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    1. Thanks Carol! I think we'll use it at least once a month so it should be worth it!

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  3. So when can we expect you in Edmonton? :)

    Love all the matching vests!

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    1. YOu have room for us? ;)
      We all have vests and it's so dorky but I love them! "Vest friends" as we say:)

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  4. We have annual passes to our local petting zoo type place. Its mostly baby animals, camels, kangaroos, dingos, reptiles and birds. Its just down the road and a good place for Myles to run around and see something different. You get to feed the baby animals bottles and go on a tractor ride. Makes for a perfect morning out

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