24 December 2017 Christmas Eve at the Zoo

We visit Cleveland zoo every year on Christmas Eve. Cleveland weather always makes the day a different adventure. Last year was the warmest ever for one of our visits. This year, was more normal and cold. We had fun and enjoyed a peaceful day together.

This was the first visit where the bats where almost all bats were sleeping. They are usually quite active. The reptiles in the same building aren't exactly "active", but they did appear to be awake.

There were five young otters in perpetual motion running around and splashing in the water. They were so active it took a brief rest moment to catch one in focus.

Maybe Santa has gone green with a new electric sleigh. These reindeer did not look ready to pull anything.

We stopped in the koala building twice. It was a great place to warm up. On our first stop, the koala was napping. It was active in a tree on our return.

These are smew.

There is a new multi-cache in the zoo. We spent more time looking for it than we probably should have. In the end, we didn't make the find, and the cache became a focal point of our day. Since we at least solved all the stages and have the final coordinates for the final, we'll stop by for the find next Christmas Eve.