We made it to Michigan! None of us had never been there before. The thing that we noticed first was how many more Mac Trucks were on the road. And they do not look out for anyone but themselves. They'd pull right out in front of us and never look back. But we made it to Detroit without any problems, and only one missed road to the zoo.
We came to Detroit to the zoo for one reason...
... polar bears!!! The Arctic Circle is a relatively new exhibit that houses five polar bears and several seals. There's a tunnel you walk through and the bears and seals can swim over and around you. It's really amazing. Don't worry though--the bears and seals only look like they're in the same tank. The two enclosures are separated by glass.
Ashlynn thought it was really funny to come up into the groundhog enclosure and have one right next to her digging around.
And what American zoo would be complete
without a few bald eagles?
This is a great video of one of the polar bears. It's only about 10 seconds long, but really cute.
Aside from how hot it was, there was really only one problem with the zoo. The loud kid in the reptile house. Keep in mind it must have been "Day Camps Come to the Zoo Day," because there were tons of groups from various day camps. This kid was with his family; or to be more specific, ten yards ahead of his family. He would jump in between us and the camp group ahead of us, look to see what was in the exhibit, and then report back to his family. Loudly. His mom kept calling him back, but he'd show up again, look, and scream. "SNAKE!" "TURTLE!" "LIZARD!" And since that's pretty much what makes up a reptile house, that's what he kept screaming over and over. Right by us. Angel thought she was going to lose her mind! Luckily we made it out of there without any bloodshed. And the rest of the day went well.
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