Out of Africa

So Monday was out 2 year anniversary but with Jake leaving for his mission and all, we didn't really do much on Monday. So, today, after we sad our tear-felt goodbyes to Jakey, Cory and I headed up north to Out of Africa in Camp Verde, AZ. I know, it doesn't sound like the most romantic anniversary trip, but we had to find something to do together without having to take off work and spend the night somewhere. We'd just gone to the Grand Canyon a couple of months ago, so we settled on Camp Verde instead. Pulling into the park I was quite disappointed. There were hoards of kiddos and moms and school groups and we seemed to be the only child-lacking adults in the place. But, it was actually pretty neat. Much better than a zoo. We were literally feet away from lions and tigers and bears (oh my!) and could've probably had our hands chewed off if we so dared. Beyond the up close and personal caged animals, they have this big open area of land where they drive you around for a safari-like experience. We saw zebras and giraffes and all kinds of other things up close and personal. Cory got to feed a giraffe a carrot with his mouth and ended up getting a little more tongue than he bargained for.












After spending a few hours at the park, we had some time and headed over to Montezuma's Castle. We were already there so we figured, "what the hey", and decided to check it out. It took all of fifteen minutes but it was kind of neat to see.





After getting in touch with our native American history, Cory just had to stop and fish. So, we stopped by the river and let him fish for a bit. He did manage to catch a fish in the fifteen minutes that we spent fishing, which was good enough for him.






All in all, it was a pretty fun-filled anniversary.