Sunday, June 03, 2007 posted by slee517wed @ 8:48 PM
when we were in curacao, we went to an ostrich farm, where we first toured the farm then enjoyed eating the meat. if you've never eaten ostrich, i recommend trying it at least once. our meal was so good that tim wanted to go back for lunch once more before leaving the island, but we ran out of time.
anyway, we took a bunch of pictures, but they accidentally got deleted from my computer. :( luckily we still have a handful left. here's an ostrich still in the process of hatching... and then a 1-day-old one. aren't they cuuuute???
here's a picture of me feeding some of the grown ones... followed by proof of the attack! yeah that's right: one of the ostriches bit me! he/she didn't break skin, but it DID hurt, and i was left w/ a beak-shaped bruise on my left arm.
they also offered an ostrich ride for an additional fee. they have 2 guys run in front of it, and then another one 'catches' it so you can get on. i was really really tempted, but tim wouldn't let me... smthg about how they're wild animals... they kick ppl when they get the chance... you have to sign a waiver for a reason... y'know, safety stuff. ;) i guess in the end, it's better we didn't ride one, b/c it would've sucked to have spent the rest of our honeymoon in a hospital!
