Port Lympne Zoo

Sean and I took Wendy to Port Lympne Zoo. Its winter so it got dark early and we weren't there long enough, but even so, she tried Delaying Tactics when it was time to leave. The Zoo is far too big to get around in a few hours so we decided to concentrate mostly on the primates. They have gorillas and many species of monkey.



She was running all over the place, gleeful as anything. Yet she kept an ear out for vehicles and when she heard one she voluntarily stood still right up against the fences so she is learning some road safety, which is encouraging.





Sean was very good to her and in the end when she was tired, he carried her.




Caelyn is bringing Wendy here tomorrow so that Nigel can study in peace for his exam on Monday. I have agreed to let her speak to Great Grandma Josie who is visiting South Africa. They were supposed to have chatted on Friday but we couldn't wake Wendy up as she was sleeping soundly.

My mother has a bad cough that has been dragging on for ages and she says she will have to see the Dr if she isn't feeling better by Monday. She forgets that the Helderberg circle of mountains traps industrial air pollution and that it is an area that has a lot of chest problems because of it.

A word for the ill and unfit:
Port Lympne has many very steep hills and they are muddy after rain. I took my mobility scooter and thought it would be OK because there are stair-less routes around the Zoo. However, the scooter could not cope. I had to push it twice and it completely conked out once up an especially steep incline and I had to reset it with the reset button. Basically, if you can get your scooter into your car, it won't be strong enough to cope with the terrain at Port Lympne Zoo. The Zoo have done their best with stair free paths but they can't do anything about the essential geography of the place.