Friday's "Soar and Explore!"

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

This adorable little Fennec Fox is an animal ambassador at the zoo.

This week we went to the San Diego Zoo with a group of friends. We saw many of the exhibits we hadn't seen in the past. They will also be having "Jungle Bells" at the zoo, which is a holiday celebration with lights starting December 9th and going through January 1st.

Here's just a couple of photos that I took while there.

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

The meerkats are one of my favorites and this little guy didn't mind posing for me.

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

The skyfari aerial tram allows for some beautiful views from above, you can even see incoming planes flying over the California Tower on the Museum of Man building. This weekend the zoo is allowing round trip tram rides for $4 during the Balboa Park December Nights Celebration on Dec 2nd & 3rd starting at 5pm. It'll be a wonderful experience to be able to view all the lovely lights in Balboa Park from above. They'll also offer Santa's Express Miniature Railroad, by the zoo's exit with rides for $3, which is a 3 minute holiday ride.

There's always so much to see while there, you can't possibly see it all in one day so it's nice to buy their annual passes so you can come back as frequently as you choose during the year. The passes are also good for the Safari Park in Escondido, which our family loves to go to frequently!

We saw some colorful birds and flowers as well, while there.

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

From SDFS Day at the Zoo, 2011-11-29

Try not to miss the Jungle Bells this season. There's lots of great activities going on at the zoo and also at Balboa Park.

Here's a little video from the zoo's website about the upcoming "Jungle Bells".

Enjoy the holidays and....
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May you all continue to soar and explore....

in beautiful, sunny San Diego!

Your Soaring Mama

Mandy