Plans for the BANK HOLIDAY ?

[Jilly]

Good thing I didn't see this earlier i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/GWDAdmin1/Smilies/Default/grin.gif .

Jillyx

[Auricula]

Missed a trick there Jilly ;D ;D

[Plocket]

We had a lovely day at Trentham and it didn't rain! LP followed clues to get a code, and having got that she was given sweets. We admired the Italian gardens although there wasn't much in flower! Mooched around the display gardens. Had tea/coffee. LP romped around the adventure playground. Did the maze. Meandered some more. Had lunch. Walked round the lake. And came home for more tea/coffee! It was a great day out and I'm seriously considering buying an annual pass now.

I hope you all had a lovely long weekend

[JennyWrenn]

You can never get enough of Trentham can you Plocket ;D

Have you been to the Monkey park "next door"

[Plocket]

Nope I avoid the Monkey Forest at all costs - not my thing at all! We did see one in the enclosure as we walked around the lake though. Funnily enough I'm off to Trentham again on Thursday, but this time to the garden centre.

[Barbara]

Monkeys should not be visited when you have small children around, as monkeys have a knack for doing rude things just as kids turn up. ;D

I'm glad you had a good time P.


we didn't go out at the weekend , just sat and ate chocolate.

[JennyWrenn]

I think I need to go visit Trentham again soon - all this talk about it
;D

I went to the Monkey Park - enjoyed it

[Plocket]

I just don't really like monkeys, and they aren't even native to our country!!!

I enjoyed Trentham so much that I'm considering buying a family season ticket so I can persuade OH to go more often. He'll want to get his money's worth if we have a season ticket! ;D

[JennyWrenn]

I justa love Monkeys Plocket - I have "adopted" an Orang Utan who lives at Monkey World - would love to go meet her and give her big cuddle

A family season ticket good idea - let me know how u get on

My GF lives nearby in Madely Heath so it would be good for her too

[farmersboy]

I dont like monkeys,Plocket,

Now i know why you like Brucie,Jen,ive always thought he looked a bit like a monkey ;D

[Plocket]

Ah but orang-utans aren't monkeys - I LOVE orang-utans!! I had an encounter with one a few years ago and it totally changed my opinion of them.

I'm not sure when I'm going back but I think a family ticket for us is about £85. I think it was £18 for the three of us to get in the other day so it won't take many visits to have spent that money.

FB I think it stems from when I was little. We went to a safari park in Spain and they started to take the car to pieces! I'm not scared of them though - I just don't like them!!! ;D

[Auricula]

Dare we ask....what sort of encounter you had with an OU, Plocket? ;D

[JennyWrenn]

I didnt like to ask Auricula Was it on the News ;D

[Auricula]

I expect it was X rated Jenny ;D ;D Might catch it on a David Attenborough programme ;D

[Plocket]

It wasn't x-rated and it wasn't on the news, but it drew lots of other visitors to watch!!!

We'd gone to see the orangs at Chester Zoo and their enclosures are very high with glass windows for visitors to look through. I was leaning with my hands on the glass and one orang spotted a plaster on my finger. She came over to the glass and stroked where my finger was. I hauled LP over to see what was going on and the female orang then showed off her little baby to me. Later when I spoke to someone at CZ about it they said that the orangs often have plasters if they hurt themselves so the female would have understood that I'd had a "hurt!" It was such a special moment and orangs have SO gone up in my estimation

[purplejulia]

I fell in love with the orang utans in Dublin Zoo last year. Just found some pics to remind Plocket and LP of their encounter

[JennyWrenn]

Oh thank you PJ - they are just so cute

[Plocket]

Oh those are so lovely - thank you