Okinawa Zoo

One day we made a trip to the Okinawan Zoo which is called Kodomo no Kuni, in Japanese, which means Children's Country.  The Zoo has about 194 different species to discover that are located along a very steep hill.  We chose to start at the top of the hill then work our way down where we able to take an elevator back up.  It was sad to see the small living quarters that the animals inhabited but because of the limited space we were able to get very close to the animals.  Garry could have reached out and touched the Hippos, they were so close.  Because of how close you could get there were warning signs in the cat area about spraying.  A sign was drawn with the back end of a cat and spray hitting a persons face.  It was pretty funny.

I forgot the names of these bats but they were huge!

The zoo also allows you to feed the animals during their feeding times for a small fee.  We missed the elephant by about 5 minutes but Ava was able to feed the giraffes.  It was neat to see them so close.  

Ava loved looking at all the animals.  It was fun watching her.  When she would see an animal she would say the name and then tell us the sounds they made.  We were some proud parents;)

After looking at the animals, we took the elevator back up where it led us straight into a food court.  So we had to get something to eat:)  Ava got a corn dog.  The breading was different but very yummy, it was kind of like a funnel cake made out of corn batter.  Garry got the Okinawa Soba noodles and I had the yakitori.  

After we filled our tummies, we visited the petting zoo.  I think that was Ava's favorite place.  She loved feeding the animals, petting them, and even got to hold a chick.

Hmmm...where do I start

Feeding a goat some celery

A little Okinawan boy gave Ava a big hug and kiss on the shoulder

Petting some cute bunnies

Once she was out of the stroller, Ava was unstoppable!  She ran through the rest of the park:)

After we saw everything there was to see outside, we took a trip through the museum.  They had several displays and lots of activity stations for the kids to play with.

Ava liked the little chair

She didn't care for the big chair.

Visiting the Okinawa Zoo was a great time.  Next time we go, we plan on being there in time to feed the elephants.