On a Safari

The original plan was to take my Dad to the Safari at the Briarwood Ranch for his 60th birthday, which was at the end of July. But it got postponed first because Greg was sick, then Luke got the flu, then weather, and finally Daddy didn't feel well either. So we never got to take him. After the exhausting week we had, we decided to go to the Safari on Labor Day, in memory of my Dad.



It's really a shame that he didn't get to go - he would have LOVED it!!


So you just drive your car around this loop where the animals roam free. You're not allowed to get out of the car. But we were in the 4Runner where Luke and I could sit in the back with the window down.

There are animals EVERYWHERE!! I was almost afraid we were going to hit one or run over its toes...

The big birds were so funny! They would just stick their heads right in the car looking for feed.

First an emu-

Then an ostrich...

This is my favorite picture....

Since we were only going about 2 miles per hour, Greg let Luke think he was driving...

This thing was HUGE - as big as the 4Runner...

That's me feeding an 'I don't know what' out the back of the 4Runner.

All of the animals would just walk right up to the car, expecting you to feed them. You should have seen the mess they made! There was schmuck all over the outside of the 4Runner and there was feed all over the inside! But it was totally worth it! So much fun!!!!

And then there was a Petting Zoo on the property as well...

Talking to the goats...

Luke didn't like the way it smelled at the Petting Zoo. But he had a BLAST!!! I highly recommend you check it out! It's only about an hour away from Knoxville. Very cool.