Like most residents of the Niagara region, our childhoods were filled with summer visits to Happy Rolph’s hobby farm and petting zoo. Last weekend, we were driving in the area and took a quick detour to say hello to all the little animals on the farm. Much to our delight, we found a great big trailor filled with the animals backing into the farm. We both watched, with smiles on our faces, as each animal was welcomed to the property and guided or carried off the trailor into his or her pen. We captured a few quick images of this momentous event and invite you to share in our joy :)
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We discovered many treasures in the waters of Aruba. It was our first time snorkelling with schools of tropical fish and marvelling at forests of fragile coral. We found many beautiful shells on the beach, and enjoyed mango smoothies while we watched pelicans spiral into the surf. Even after getting our fingers pinched by baby hermit crabs, we stalked sandcrabs at their holes, waiting for the perfect shot as the sun disappeared behind the waves. We feel so priveleged to be able to share the world with so many amazing and adorable creatures (including each other!).
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Earlier this week, we promised pictures of our boat ride on “Mi Dushi” – so here they are! The boat itself was really cool, both above and below deck. We met “Blue”, the captain’s tropical parrot, and indulged in some spiked blue punch to celebrate our first sea voyage in Caribbean waters. At sunset, When the snacks were brought out, an army of gulls joined us for dinner. And when all was said and done, everyone disembarked, arm in arm, with their dushi.
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There are two main animal attractions on Aruba… a donkey sanctuary and an ostrich farm. The donkeys here are wild burros that have been rescued, very much like Guelph’s sanctuary that we love so much. The ostrich farm is just totally random. Aruba also has a feral dog and cat problem. This particular cat lived on the neighbourhood dirt pile, and charmed us both with her dirty nose. As usual, “all the critters” were Angela’s favourite part of the trip.
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The south coast of the island is where vacationers gather like iguanas to soak up the sun on the smoothest sandy beaches. This is where the bluest water and most lavish resorts are. Just six miles north, the sea crashes turbulently against Aruba’s craggy shoreline. This is where the real iguanas live: among the cacti and rocks that make up most of Aruba’s geology. In this set, we share our adventures following wild donkeys (or burros) through the bush, wandering through caves that were carved by the sea, and driving a huge truck over the rugged trails (read: rutted, pitted, narrow, boulder-lined, one-lane path) of Arikok National Park.
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