A CHANCE TO BE WILD

Well, not exactly. The animals at this park/zoo, particularly the large cats, are in cages or enclosures, and generally, don't have large habitats. In spite of the less than ideal conditions for these animals, Patty and I have visited this park on Hwy 101, south of Bandon, OR on several occassions. Every time we have stopped, they have always had one or more baby cats that you can actually touch and get close up. There are many things that Patty will take a pass on, but given the opportunity to touch a baby tiger or lion, you better get out of the way! This time, they had a 9 month old Siberian Lynx that you see in the picture. At stops here over the years, we have touched baby tigers, a leopard, a lion, and a couple of Lynx. We didn't arrive at the park till late in the afternoon, so, with their permission, we spent the night in their parking lot, and checked out the animals yesterday morning.

From the Game Park, we drove a short distance north on Hwy 101, to The Mill Casino RV park in Coos Bay, where we checked in for a couple of nights. While checking in, my cousin Karen surprised us because she had taken the afternoon off from work. We spent the afternoon at her and husband Dan's house, catching up on family, and had a nice visit. We didn't see Dan until the evening, where he and several other local chef's, prepared a meal at the community college culinary school, as a fund raiser for the local boys & girls club. More on that tomorrow.
Almost forgot, the state of Maine saw the light. Due to thousands of letters, emails, and phone calls, the legislature killed the bill that would have banned parking in any parking lot. One more for the good guys!