In the checkout line at the supermarket there was a fellow ahead of me who was buying a big pile of bananas. The strange thing is I noticed the bananas before I did the guy. (Is this just another sign of aging?)
Anyway, I was thinking, “He must love bananas.
- Maybe he has a big family.
- Maybe he is a camp counselor buying snacks for the kiddies.
- Maybe he wants to make banana bread?”
I was still lost in imagining what he would possibly do with all those bananas when he turned back toward me and smiled.
Cute Safari Park Guy
And there was an emblem on his shirt that said, “Safari Park.”
Aha! Mystery solved. This was a representative of the Virginia Safari Park, a magical place near me and just a few miles north of Virginia’s Natural Bridge. Safari Park is where my grandgirls (all grown up now) still demand to go every time they visit.
“Are the bananas for the monkeys?” I boldly asked the Safari Park man.
“Yes, and the giraffes love them too.”
“Do you mind if I take a picture of all those bananas? Oh, and a picture of you too? I want to write a blog post about the park.”
“Of course, he said, “And thank you.”
If you are interested in going to the Virginia Safari Park, my young friend told me they will be open until Thanksgiving.
Virginia Safari Park is a 180-acre drive-thru adventure featuring 1,000 free roaming animals. Drive along 3 miles of road in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley. With the Blue Ridge Mountains as your backdrop, animals of all sizes, shapes and colors approach your vehicle in search of a tasty bucket of feed. Their website is http://www.virginiasafaripark.com .
My youngest grandgirl, Mackenzie, all grown up now but still loves the Virginia Safari Park.
Virginia Views 