I got to accompany Wesley's class (and four other 2nd grade classes) on a field trip to Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch and Caverns in New Braunfels right before school was out. It was a LONG trip to fit into one day, but it was full of fun. Thankfully, our transportation was a coach bus, and we got to sleep a little after leaving at 5:30 am! Our first stop was the famous Buc-ee's for a bathroom break. It was Wesley's and my first experience there, and it is indeed huge.
The first part of the trip was the Wildlife Ranch. We took a long drive through a wildlife exhibit on the huge bus, so we didn't get to feed the animals and have them stick their heads in our windows. We did get to see them do some funny things to the cars in front of us, though. We saw zebras, ostriches, watusis, antelope, buffalo, rhinos, and much more. The ostriches used their long necks to peer into the bus windows and make all the kids laugh. After the drive through the park, we got to visit the giraffe and check out some antlers and horns on display.
After lunch, we visited the other animals at the park and fed lots of fat goats at the petting zoo. There was also a monkey putting on an amazing gymnastics show in that area.
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| Wesley and Grant with their souvenirs |
The second part of the trip was the amazing cavern. The kids loved walking around the cave. The tour guide was interesting and funny, so he kept the kids' attention well during the long tour.
The kids' last activity was "mining for gems." This may have been Wesley's favorite! Each kid got a bag of dirt. They would dump small amounts into their sieve pan, put it in the running water, and gems would appear when they pulled their pan out of the water!
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| Excitement! |
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| Wesley and his friends comparing their findings |
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