2016年12月9日金曜日 - 
Dan: Adventure World
Have you ever been to Adventure World? For
those of you who have, high-five!
For those of you who haven't, get going!
For those of you who don't know what Adventure World is, it's a safari park /
theme park located in Shirahama, Wakayama. I've lived in Japan for almost nine
years, and I'd say I've been there around
nine times.
I recently went there on October 30th.
Actually, I had gone earlier this year during the summer, so it was a bit soon
to be heading back, but I had a special
reason for going back: a baby panda was born! I had missed the chance to see a
baby panda last year, so I wanted to take the
opportunity to see it before it grew up.
There were some strict rules on seeing it,
however. It was only visible twice during
the day, and for twenty minutes each time. As soon as the park opened, we rushed to the panda nursing area and ended up being first in line to see the panda. We
were really excited to see it. However, the mother panda was very protective of
the baby panda and covered it in her arms, making it very difficult to see.
Also, we were not allowed to stand to watch the panda; we had to walk in a
line, in order to allow everyone a chance
to see the panda. We entered the line a total of five times, but we were unable
to get a clear view of the baby panda each time. It was a bit disappointing,
but we were able to glimpse it, at least.
But aside from
that, the safari tour was as enjoyable as always. And I was
pleasantly surprised by the dolphin show. It was different from the summer version
I saw earlier this year, and the fall show was actually more interesting, despite the summer show being touted as the better one.
All in all, a good day trip!
high-five
：ハイタッチ
get
going ：急いでいって！
I'd say ：～だろうと思います。
heading
back ：戻る
take the
opportunity ：すかさず～する
visible ：見られる
rushed to
：急いでいく
ended up
：～することになった
in order
to ：～するために
aside
from that ：それはさておき
despite ：～にもかかわらず
touted : ～だとうたわれている。