Zach had a colleague who worked at the plant site, but ended up leaving for a different job. He and Zach have remained in touch. We got our families together for an afternoon out. They live in Stoke-On-Trent and encouraged us to try something known as the Monkey Forest. You pay to enter a park where loads of monkeys live and roam freely.
For more info on the Monkey Forest: http://www.trentham-monkey-forest.com/information.php?id_cat=1
We arrived just in time to see a feeding. The keepers came out and talked about the monkeys and their habits.
What is amazing is that you walk along a 2 mile trail and the monkeys are just out in their natural habitat walking around and in the trees. Above the couple was giving each other a bath. We saw the other two just hanging out. The last picture below on the right is a couple with their newborn twin babies.
Despite all the monkeys, Sullivan was obsessed with the ducks. He was most excited to see a mother duck with her ducklings. He knows how to say "Quack!" and just kept repeating it while pointing. In his eyes, it was a Duck Forest not a Monkey Forest.
It is hard to tell from these pics, but other feature we loved was the picturesque surroundings. It was lovely and green with a babbling brook inside a ravine. Gorgeous!
There were two playgrounds which the kids loved! However, their favorite feature was a giant stump. They spent a half an hour climbing up and down on the tree stump. It's the simple things folks, the simple things.
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