Gatorland

Well I promised I would tell you about some of the fun stuff we were able to do before the Flu hit us. The Thursday before spring break I had Makai stay home from school because his class went on a field trip.The field trip cost more than we could pay so I kept him home instead. I did not want him to just sit at home and get depressed so I decided it was time to use some Gatorland tickets a friend of mine had given me.We had so much fun. They have done so much with the park since the last time I went.They added a waterplay area, petting zoo area, and lots of shows. Makai loved the alligator wrestling show. He stared and watched waiting for the guy to get bit but he never did.




They had another really neat show where they get the gators to jump for some chicken. They did it as a show with 2 country boys playing around and competing to see who could get an alligator to jump first. At one point the 2 guys put chickens on their hands for some " fowl play"!HaHa!




They also had a show with upclose encounters with animals. They had scorpions and different kinds of snakes. The best was a giant albino python.She was beautiful. It took 6 people to hold her up.




They had a huge alligator that they rescued from locals who were trying to kill it because it was eating dogs in their neighborhood. That makes you think twice before letting your kids or pets approach a lake or other water.Shaylyn and Makai played in the water for a long while. they really loved that. Although every time shaylyn would come to me she would be cold and shivering but when i asked if she wanted to get out and dry off she would scream "No" and run back out into the water.We really had a great day.