Can't believe it's day 3 already! We had a good nights rest in the cabin, after we calmed down. We woke up safe - no creepers or creatures attacked us in the night. :)
I think we woke up around 8 or 9 am. We had about a 45 minute drive from the Black Canyon KOA to our first destination point of the day - Montezuma Castle. We got ready, packed up the car and hit the road, deciding that it would be easier to grab some fast food for breakfast instead of of a sit down restaurant. I opted for a Subway breakfast sandwich and a Crystal Light energy drink. OMG, these Subways have green chilies AND a green chili sauce. Yum! Stella just got some coffee from McDonalds.
On our way to Montezuma Castle, we saw signs for Out of Africa Wildlife Park. We both instantly agreed that we should stop! I've never been to a wildlife park like this. I wonder if we can drive through it? That we be so awesome. It wasn't too far off the highway. It's not a park that you personally drive though, but it is one that THEY can drive you though. Well at least part of it. Since we still want to go to Montezuma Castle and be in Las Vegas by nightfall, we just want to go on their drive thru Safari. Stella throws it out there that she's a teacher and we were able to buy a ticket JUST for the Safari, with them telling us that we MUST leave immediately after the ride since that's all we paid for. Fine with us. Yay! BTW, it's really freaking hot outside and haha, I wore my leopard print top today, not knowing we would be taking a 'safari' ride. 
The Safari ride was $20 each, much better than paying for the regular admission of $36 and then paying extra for the safari especially since we didn't want to walk around the rest of the park.
The safari was awesome. Definately worth the $20. We got up close and personal with the animals, some more than others. Our first stop was with a giraffe that we were allowed to feed. Yay! I've never been this close to giraffe, and wow, he had a giant head!! The guide was very nice and full of information.
Imagine this, sitting in a school bus painted to look like an animal with no windows between you and the animals, you are feeding the giraffe, and no one has anymore carrots to give him. He keeps leaning down for more carrots, or giraffe kisses, did I mention how big his head was and that he has a giant black tongue? Yea. Exactly. Well Stella sat near the windown...and was not leaning as far as she could towards the inside to avoid being kissed by the giraffe. Meanwhile, I'm on the edge of our already small seat about to fall into the aisle. It was pretty funny. I was taking pictures of the giraffe while Stella is trying to avoid her new boyfriend, she looks away for just a second and BAM! He stole a kiss!! Funniest thing ever. Stella was a little grossed out. I so wish I had gotten a picture of the kiss!! But below is the after math of the kiss. He wa lickin his lips. Was Stella tasty?? haha |
| Stella's new boyfriend |
Want to see more pictures? Out of Africa Wildlife Park
Alright, so after Out of Africa, we continued to our original destination, Montezuma Castle. I was pretty excited about this one.....a Native American cliff dwelling! Maybe its the engineering nerd in me, but I find it super fascinating that Native Americans were able to build their homes into the side of cliffs. How did they do this? Did anyone fall to their death while building or living in these homes? It's also pretty cool that these cliff dwellings are still in tact today.
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This stop was fairly quick. It's maybe a quarter mile walk to the cliff dwelling. I did get to wear my awesome little waist pack. Although, that may be the last time I wear it. I kinda felt like a goofball in it. I need to just buy a small back pack for hiking next time. Not a whole lot to see because you can't climb up in the cliff dwelling, bummer! They have a nice visitor center, probably due to the fact that they charge you $5 per person to see the castle. They also have a map, some information and pictures about the dwellings. I bought myself and my aunt some prickly pear jelly in their gift shop. I have yet to try it though.
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| Montezuma Castle |
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