The Wildlife Experience and Surviving Jamestown - April 18, 2008

Daddy took this particular Friday off, so we all went south to Parker to see The Wildlife Experience and learn about animals. Nothing alive here though, kind of like a taxidermy zoo. There were a couple of interesting things - we all really enjoyed their current exhibit, Surviving Jamestown, which we did first. We also got to try out Heather's new monkey back pack with a long, long tail attached so she can't roam too far! Because we know Heather LOVES to roam. Good preparation for the airport which would be coming up shortly. There was also 2 play areas that were fun, along with a room full of animatronic animals from Colorado, which was neat in some parts, and scary in others (we didn't like the bear sleeping in the cave!) So here's some of what we did - you can see the rest of the pictures here.



Survivor: Jamestown takes visitors to the year 1607 when 104 colonists arrived in the New World. How was the environment different when settlers first landed on the Virginia shores? Throughout the journey visitors will discover what wildlife the colonists encountered, plants that were found, various water sources that were available and much more!

All these discoveries will be made as visitors take on the role of an actual colonist and wind their way through a maze facing engaging challenges that prompt visitors to make decisions to "survive".

Choosing our water source carefully! Don't pick the sea water!

Time to dress up in the clothes of the time!

Preparing for battle!

Beaten down by the monkey on my back.

It's fun to color!

Mommy thinks so too!

Time to go!

In the end, daddy barely survived, but mommy didn't make it due to failing health; that seemed to be a problem for those poor Jamestown folk. But then we brought mommy back to the present and everything was ok!