Capybaras! Capybaras! Capybaras!

Several years ago, my friends Melanie Miller, Sandra Gibson and Maggie Bennett attended Breyer's Ponies and Palm Trees event. I followed their adventures on Facebook without any FOMO at all, at least not until afterwards, when they went to a wildlife sanctuary that had capybaras. 

They got to pet the capybaras.

I was so jealous.

Less than a month later, I opened up Facebook and there was Carol posing with a capybara. 

Once again, I was overcome with jealousy.

"I can't believe you got to pet a capybara" I exclaimed. "Where are you?!"

She told me that picture was taken at an interactive wildlife sanctuary called Wild Acres, that was not too far away from her house.

"If When I visit you," I said. "We're definitely going there.

Last week, I finally went to Mississippi to visit Carol.

Before I arrived, she asked me what I wanted to do during my stay. I said, "Capybaras!"

Capybaras!

Capybaras!"

On the first full day of my stay, we drove to McHenry, Mississippi and met some capybaras.

I got to pet them...

and a whole bunch of other animals, too.

It was so exciting.

Thank you, Carol!

I am so glad that finally happened!