Once Upon an Adventure

 Happy Friday!      This month I wanted to do something that wouldn't normally be on my radar. I have had a Columbus Zoo Membership for almost 5 years now, and other than Wildlights during the holidays, I haven't paid much attention to the events they have to offer. After exploring their events calendar, I saw they were having Workouts for Wildlife. It was briefly described as a beginner yoga workout with a visit from some penguins. Tickets were $89 per person (no membership discount). I will admit that I cringed a little at the price, but the money goes to the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium's Emergency Animal Care Fund plus when am I going to have another chance to meet penguins!? We had the choice of Saturday or Sunday at 9am or noon. We went with Saturday at noon because if I'm going to hang out with penguins, I want to be awake for it.      We arrived at the Safari Golf Club across the street from the zoo. It was being held at their event center next to the clubhouse. Up

 Happy Holidays! This month is another zoo activity, not to mention one of my favorites of the year, Wildlights at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium. There is just something so magical about the lights and music around the holidays that I feel transported to another world. While this year is obviously a bit different, it was still the beautiful evening that I love to share with family and friends.  With everything going on in 2020, I was so excited that the event was still happening this year. The tickets are separate from the day-time zoo tickets, and they are limiting the number of people in one evening by having everyone schedule an "arrival" time. Even for zoo members you need to "order" a time on the ticket page (don't worry, it's still free). I believe  all tickets need to be ordered ahead of time because I didn't see any open kiosks for buying tickets at the gate. At the gates, the employees were having guests scan their own tickets/zoo memberships up

  Hello Again 😀,  As I write this, the Asian Lantern Festival at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is finished for this season. However, I believe it is absolutely worth mentioning in case anyone would like to attend in the future. It's an event that is presented each year by Cleveland Clinic Children's. It is a separate ticketed event after regular zoo hours. They have shows, food, and beverages as well as the beautiful lantern creations. I have attended this event two years so far and I've enjoyed it each time. Every year is a different theme, and the details in the show pieces get more and more creative. Here is the link for future dates for the festival (which aren't listed at this time), but it'll give an idea of prices, hours and what they have going on during the event. I may be biased, but I believe the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is one of the most beautiful zoos you can visit, and who doesn't like walking around the zoo at night? Some of those animal friends