I packed my stuff in the car and drove off to the zoo yesterday. I was supposed to be going to Martin Mere but the weather forecast wasn't good, and at least at the zoo there would be the animal houses to go into if it rained. At £10+ it wasn't cheap to get in but as I spent around 5 hours there it was worth the money. My favorite animals were the giraffes, short-clawed otters and the flamingoes. The otters were very amusing, going round in a gang and getting very excited whenever a wheelbarrow was trundled past by a member of staff - suppose they thought they might get some fish. :-)