Sunday 13th January 2013

Bargains – North Cyprus Holiday £299 at Malpas & Shell  99p car wash  &  Kenwood food Processor £44.99

The sun came out in the morning although it was cold and so we decided to go to Howletts for the day. They have altered all their pricing system, so you can get a Passport, for the cost of a day and use it for a year. So, we bought a Passport as I love Howletts and always used to take the grandchildren there when they lived in Margate. We spent many happy hours/days watching the gorillas and the baby gorillas in the days when John Aspinall used to take his grandchildren in to play with them. For those who don’t know, Howletts was financed by gambling and it is worth reading about John Aspinall.

We also listened to the elephant talk and for the first time discovered that they have the only hand reared African elephant in the country. Cold but a lovely day. All the animals at  Howletts are endangered species.

 

Thought for the Day – “An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.”  ~ Martin Buber