Thursday, July 14, 2016

UCAAN Change a Life Road Trip - Day #24 - July 9th, 2016



Day #24 – Saturday July 9th  Another FUN Day in Tampa, FL

Woke up pretty early for me this morning: 9:30am. Had some tea and got to writing to catch up on my blog. Doryn got a little extra sleep this morning which I think he was excited about. June and I spent time talking about the homes in her community and how the one across from her was just sold for $310,000!!! A 3 bedroom, 2 bath home in a gated community. OMG!

So, for today we are heading to the Suncoast Primate Sanctuary. I can’t wait to experience this fun with miss fabulous JUNE! Onward! Doryn, June and I headed out to the Sanctuary, which was about 20 minutes away. Funny thing was that June’s lived in this area for 14 years and never knew this wonderful place existed. We walked into the sanctuary, we received a bag of food to feed the primates with and we walked around. The sanctuary had much more than primates, they had goats, birds, iguanas and gators! Yes GATORS! We walked around and checked out the primates, they were all so active and enjoying their time interacting with all of us. I’ve been to the Feline compound in Rosamond, CA and those wild cats were never as vibrant and active as those primates! 

We walked throughout the entire park and met many celebrity and honorary primates – two cambucci monkeys that were therapy animals for people who were quadriplegics and they helped them eat, open mail and do other things. We checked out the Orangutan, the other types of monkeys, the goats, the spider monkey and the beautiful Macaws. We had a blast especially when we held the baby gator! They had a few gators in the back of the Sanctuary, they weren’t full grown but they were 3 different sized ones. After our trip to the sanctuary, we headed to the store to pick up a few things for dinner. We went back to June’s house for lunch and a quick nap.
When it was dinner time, I cooked up a healthy feast! Organic chicken with pecan oil, lemon and spices mixed with tomato and mushroom, paired with asparagus and quinoa pasta. We also enjoyed salad with fresh slices pears. Delish! 

We had such a wonderful day with June and an even more so fabulous evening. Tomorrow we get to sleep in and then head to Gainesville, FL to stay with a couple that started a cancer organization that raises funds for cancer patients in their community. We are totally looking forward to meeting Dianne and Ron. 129.7 Miles

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