January 10 - 12
On Wednesday, my family and I went to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. We went with Jamie and Tess, good friends of my mom and dad’s. First when we got there, we saw some Cheetah’s and growing cubs. Their enclosure was right next to the Zebra. The Zebra would be teasing them because they couldn’t get at him through the fence. Next I saw a Panda Bear for the first time. The Panda Bear had a baby in July. I didn’t see the baby because there were special tickets to see the baby. You can find the Panda Cam here
I saw a Gorilla. Did you know that King Kong was a vegetarian? Yep, he was. I also saw a Naked Mole Rat. Sometimes they aren’t really naked just to tell you, they still have a little bit of fur! I also got to see a Komodo Dragon. They are almost extinct.
On Thursday, I went to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum with my Dad. We got to see the original Chuck Yeager airplane called the Bell X-1. I wrote my report last year on Chuck Yeager. He is still alive and came to see his plane in the museum. He was the first man to go Mach 1. We also saw the SpaceShipOne. Space Ship One was the first plane to go into space. It was built by a private company owned by Burt Rutan. It also can carry three people. People will pay in the future to go to space. Only test pilots can go today. I also go to touch a moon rock. It was really cool because you got to actually feel and touch it. It felt very smooth, and not a bit like cheese! It was black. I was surprised by that. It was a volcanic rock.
We also visited Arlington National Cemetary. We saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and my second eternal flame at the grave of John F. Kennedy.
Michael