Thursday, August 4, 2022
Staycation day 6 of 9. Cleaned the bathtub before showering. Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, roasted pecans, diced half banana; water. I rode Muni to San Francisco Zoo. I visited everything except the insect building. $21 after SF resident discount and "I rode Muni to get here" discount. I saw meerkats, prairie dogs, the Sculpture Learning Plaza, the playground, kangaroos, cassowary, the tropical rainforest building, ducks, parrots, black bears, gray wolves, other bears, therapy horses. The dining options were terrible. I lunched at Leaping Lemur Cafe: large chicken caesar with croutons, tap water. I saw a koala, anteaters, macaws, ibis, guanaco (llama), komodo dragons, peacocks, rhino, lion, snow leopard, anteater, rhino, bongo, chimpanzee, turtles, François’ langur, Gail’s Fragrance Garden, mandrill, lemurs, ostrich, giraffe. I watched a seagull regurgitate food to share it with two smaller and different birds that were begging it for food. I saw ducks, a crowned crane, gorillas, apes, flamingos, lemurs, the gift shop. The train did not seem to bother me as much as it did on my previous visit long ago. Inadequate or unclear signage was common. The dining venue next to the playground was much quieter, so I wanted to eat there, but they didn't have the salad I wanted and referred me to the larger dining hall. Some pathways were completely closed and without signs explaining that, so I was often looking at the map and then up at my situation trying to figure things out. In another case restrooms were inside the lion building that was closed, but there was no way to tell from the map. I stopped briefly at the Fleishhacker Pool Ruins before riding Muni home. I took more photos of things to sell, give away, or dispose. Snack with Patrick: blue corn tortilla chips; unroasted, unsalted cashews, water. Patrick prepared dinner: asian chicken lettuce wraps, water. Patrick had a glass of red wine. Afterwards we finished watching Jurassic Park on Netflix DVD with microwave popcorn (butter for Patrick, no-salt no-oil for me). We finished watching Cristela Alonzo: Middle Classy on Netflix instant watch. Patrick went to bed. The repair of the 2015 grey Sawyer belt by Arcade Belts is complete. I performed a butcher block wax treatment. Backed up the iPad Air then updated it from iPadOS 15.5 to 15.6. Backed up my iPhone to two computers. Reattached the magnifying mirror. Uploaded photos to Flickr. Late snack: slice of warmed cornbread, warm milk. Continued reading from Anne Raeff's The Jungle Around Us.