a friendly horse • 5 comments • As we pulled our car into our parking spot in Alma, this guy ran over to greet us. I suspect he was only interested because he thought we had food. I think the last photo adequately illustrates his disappointment.
ecomuseum • 23 comments • The western tip of Montreal Island is where you'll find the Ecomuseum - a zoo filled with injured wildlife, native to the Saint Laurence Valley region, that could not survive in the wild . We visited on a sunny morning, and watched animals play, feed*, and nap. *A few of the photos are a little graphic, so if you're put off by that stuff, avert your eyes.
hakuna matata • 13 comments • One night, while eating dinner at a restaurant in Kruger National Park, we overheard one of the waiters say 'hakuna matata' to an elderly couple dining at the table next to us. They looked perplexed and as the waiter began to explain what it meant, we desperately wanted to interrupt and sing 'it means no worries for the rest of your days!'. They were old, but seriously, who doesn't know that it's the problem-free philosophy? Every single day that we were on safari, we couldn't get through without making several needless references to The Lion King. Here are some photos that we took of warthogs, hyenas, and other animals that may or may not have been featured in the movie: