106 Friday 18 -Sunday 20 February 2022 Burton-in-Kendal weekend
For our next nights away trip we took advantage of a good rate at the Burton-in-Kendal Travelodge.
We were mindful of the storm warnings but our journey there was uneventful. We got a good room on the ground floor but had to be mindful of people walking their dogs on the bank outside. I think we went to Buger King for our meal that evening.
The next day, the weather was absolutely atrocious so after breakfast we amended our itinerary and went to the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis in the morning.
Here are some of the things we saw :
Leafcutter ants roaming along ropes
Some tortoises
I think this is a pacu but please tell me if I've got it wrong
Oh dear I'm not sure what this bird is either.
We then headed for the outside enclosures but the weather was still terrible. We had a nice chat with a guy who was promoting the Woodland Trust , a thankless task on such an awful day but at least he was under shelter.
We stalled for time by going for a drink in the cafe. There was a list of events chalked up on a board and we waited for the "Fossa Feeding Frenzy" but the time came and went without anyone bothering with an explanation.
Eventually we decided to brave the elements and venture outside. There was some shelter at times but we still got pretty wet. Of course, many of the animals decided not to venture outside their sleeping quarters on a rainy winter's day so we missed at least half of them.
The meerkats were active in the indoor part of their enclosure.
The tamarins also had the sense to stay indoors.
After we had finished the round I decided to have one last try at seeing at least one of the star attractions, a pair of snow leopards. We were in luck as one was now sat on a tree outside.
The combination of heavy rain and perspex made getting a good shot difficult.
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