Cas took the first shift driving when we picked up the rental car, and I took the second one, I picked up the driving responsibilities after we stopped for lunch.This freed him up to do a little research and find that the city of Abeline has a really neat zoo.
For most of my life, a road trip has been about the destination rather than the journey, but Cas has this great attitude about stopping for interesting stuff along the way. I haven’t been in the habit of doing that, but I am glad I am with someone who sees interesting things and stops to take a look.
The Abeline zoo is very nice, in fact. They have plenty of monkeys, some camels, a bunch of giraffes, lots of big cats, a bear and tons of birds, reptiles and other things. With the notable exception of a nearly immobile crocodile and a lazy rhinoceros, the animals at this zoo were much more lively than those I have encountered at other zoos. The reptiles in the glass cages slithered around more than any I have seen in such an enclosure, and the monkeys were playing like teenagers after school lunch on the Friday before spring break.
When we wrapped up our walk through the animals, we spent 30 minutes on a swan boat. Like I said, check that off the list. I have always kind of wanted to try it out, and today, we did. It was cool, and if it wasn’t for the bright orange life jacket, I would have thought it downright romantic.
We’re back on the road again. Cas is driving while I write, and we are on the way to Odessa. Apparently, there is a great Stonehenge replica in town. I’m intrigued. Jeanne had a solid joke about it this morning when we told her about it, actually. She wondered aloud if the people of Odessa had to move the rocks around for daylight saving time last weekend. We’ll be sure to ask.
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