The start of 2010 asks for resolutions. On January first, right away, I made one come true that was on my list for my entire life already and I couldn't even dream of it to have that actually happen.I had stopped counting on it already, because it was a tricky one:
Accidentally being left behind in the zoo after closing time.
Tricky for two reasons:
1) I had alert parents as a kid, who didn't allow this to happen to me. 2) Now I've stopped being a kid, there is no easy case of "accidental" here.
It happened after all! On January first, Stephen and I decided to do the most fun thing I can imagine to do on a free New Years day: Off to the zoo!!!! It was freezing cold and Januari first, so it wasn't so busy at Blijdorp Zoo.
We gasped at jellyfish for hours and at bats and lions and whatever else skips around there. We were convinced! In the future, once we've realized our cunning plans of world domination, these aquarium walls and the over-your-head-sea- aquarium tunnel were to be a must-have in our villain cave.
After wandering around for a couple of hours, it started to get pretty dark, but that happens quite easily in January.
We came across a dark small building that had the door open and we couldn't resist our curiousity. It was pinch dark and there was another animal in one of the cages. We could hear a sort of scraping sound and we inched closer very carefully. When our eyes got used to the dark a bit, we could just about make out a tail-like- shadow. Was that? Could that be a? A scary growl came from out of nowhere and we ran out like screaming school girls. Yes. That was indeed a lioness.
Adrenaline still screaming through our bodies, we decided to relax a bit in the butterfly garden (the butterflies were no longer active, but those signals passed us by) and after that we went to the bird house, which had another surprise for us. There were also birds *outside* of the cages. This became clear after one flew right over Stephens head. Carefully we went deeper into the bird house. Birds can be quite scary, sometimes. And the entire park seemed abandoned! The tucans were so beautiful that it didn't cross our mind for too long.
Suddenly there was a voice:
"Hi! I know you're having a fun time here, but the park is closed for half an hour already."
We mumbled something about that it wasn't announced that it was closing time, and forgotten about the time and more things like it. I had to try really hard not to grin extremely wide. My secret wish had come true!
The zookeeper wasn't even angry! He guided us out, all the gates were locked already! Teeheeeee!
