Yesterday I drove us down to Langwathby in Cumbria to Eden Ostrich Farm. Having been shown their website, we were rather excited about what to expect. The arrival was a little strange; in the middle of a village. Thank goodness for Sat Nav for these poor city slickers. We drove through some lovely country and windy roads to get there but would never have found it without it.
Having paid to go in, we went out into Ostrich world. To me it was a little strange, it was a "normal farm" to some degree with some goats, sheep, calf's, piglets. Also some chipmunks and guinea pigs and rabbits. But they also have a cross between a pony and zebra "Pozee" which was very sweet, and of course the Ostrich's which watch you from their paddock at the back of the farm. There is also a selection of play areas indoor and outdoors, which of course Kai loved exploring. Although we did have a have a small scare when he claimed he couldn't climb out of the indoor area where there was no hope of us getting to him. But he stayed calm and managed it "all by himself" much to his own pleasure and our relief. There were plenty of spaces for picnicing but as we'd not taken any lunches, we ate there which was lovely.
Having paid to go in, we went out into Ostrich world. To me it was a little strange, it was a "normal farm" to some degree with some goats, sheep, calf's, piglets. Also some chipmunks and guinea pigs and rabbits. But they also have a cross between a pony and zebra "Pozee" which was very sweet, and of course the Ostrich's which watch you from their paddock at the back of the farm. There is also a selection of play areas indoor and outdoors, which of course Kai loved exploring. Although we did have a have a small scare when he claimed he couldn't climb out of the indoor area where there was no hope of us getting to him. But he stayed calm and managed it "all by himself" much to his own pleasure and our relief. There were plenty of spaces for picnicing but as we'd not taken any lunches, we ate there which was lovely.
Kai loved trying to ride bikes, mini jcb diggers etc. and of course seeing the animals. He even managed to hold out his hand for a goat to nibble some food, rather than throwing it at them like he normally does.
Today we went out into Carlisle City centre and to Tullie House. The last time I went there Kai was probably about the age Alana is now. After sitting through lunch and even managing to get Kai to eat some of an egg mayonnaise roll, we then went in to explore. Arriving at the station / train area first of course was Kai's favourite. We then went off to explore the different areas. We managed to get Kai to try on some hats and coats, which made him, look so cute. We did a big rubbing all together showing Kai how to use the side of the crayon.Kai also enjoyed trying to pull the sword out of the stone and his face lit up when he first pulled it out. Mum took loads of pictures trying out her new camera, mainly because Kai looked away just before the photo was taken. But out of all of them, this is the only one with an orb.
Well I think we all enjoyed our days out, although legs achy by the time we headed back to the car. I'm sure it won't be long before Alana is out of the buggy and terrorising her brother. We just hope that she gets over this aversion to animals, or that could be quite a challenge.
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