It was fairly busy, which is a good sign. There they have a little indoor part with a few dinosaurs that you can see and learn about. Then you go outside and go on a little hike. In amongst the trees and plants you will come across some dinosaurs that are motion sensored and they move a little and make a noise. It was alright. I would have loved to see the updated Dinosaur part of the Calgary zoo, since Megan said it was very much like that. So at Jurassic Forest you can go on two different not terribly long loops to see the dinosaurs, they have a few dinosaurs to play on in the middle of the complex and you can also play in the sand to uncover some dinosaur bones. We did one loop and then decided to eat some lunch, so I went to the concession stand to order some hot dogs for $4 each (yikes) and it was cash only. So I went to find a bank machine, but to my dismay the bank machine wasn't working, I was the girl at the cash register if I could use my bank card there and that was a no go and she said sorry the bank machine wasn't working. I was a little bit miffed that I had no options for lunch. Luckily I had packed some snacks that we sat down and ate. Then off to discover the loop. There were actually a lot of repeat dinosaurs and due the the lack of a real playground and my lunch mishap and poor road way signage and the cost of the experience I give it 2 thumbs down. We did it once and that was enough.
Here we are on one of the loops
This is the dinosaur dig part of the playground. In the back you can see a little dinosaur slide.
On a happier experience note we also made it to Calaway park this summer and to the zoo. We made a weekend trip out of our trip down to see our new neices be blessed on Sunday in Calgary. We love Calaway park. There are a lot of good rides for all ages to go on. The big one we made it to this year was the log ride. We wound our way through the line. The kids were so bored. But we finally made it to the front of the line and the gal said that Aaron was too short. Boy I was mad. I waited in line holding him for the past 45 minutes. What a waste of time. So we left and went on a little boat ride while Spencer, Evan and Megan enjoyed the log ride.
After that we ate our picnic lunch that we purchased at Safeway. We was really good. The food at Calaway park, is all the same, deep fried, hot dogs, hamburgers....and pricey. This was a good suggestion that we got from my sister in law.
The day before we visited the Calgary zoo with my brother and some of his kids. That was fun. The kids enjoyed that and my brother was a good tour guide. We stayed with my brother and sister in law. They were great hostesses and our kids love to play with their cousins. Not to mention being able to play with and walk their dog chip. Evan was crying when we went to Calaway park because he was going to miss the dog. He didn't realize that we were staying another night and would see the dog again.
It was a full weekend that kept us busy and we en
