Awesome Con 2016 Day 2

Where Awesome Con still lives up to its name.

Yesterday Caroline and I went to the National Zoo. I didn’t know that there was no charge to go to the Zoo here. I was pleasantly surprised.

Apparently we lucked out that the baby panda wanted to come out and play.

We saw a number of animals that Caroline has read about and not seen including the sand cat, the fish cat, and the fennec fox.

The zoo is well organized and the volunteers are knowledgeable. I learned things about various animals I didn’t know.

At one point we came across a zookeeper with a tiny armadillo who was running around. She talked about the animal and their habits while we could watch the animal act and react to the environment around her. The critter was 16 years old and had been doing this demo for over 10 years so she was really use to people.

The convention was at that high Saturday buzz that conventions get. It was hard to hear people talk so we ended up shouting to be heard. Peter had his Q & A and that went well. He got some good questions from the audience and they were diverse questions as well spanning most of his writing career.


(for the VI: This is Peter on the left and his moderator on the right. The sign language interpreter is in front of the table. Behind them is a banner that says Awesome Com)

Today is going to be a mad house because Capaldi and Coleman are joining the fray. The Doctor Who fans are vibrating at the thought of meeting the current Doctor.

Today also we are going to go hear Bill Nye talk which I am very much looking forward to.

So busy today. More on it, I hope, tomorrow.

Some Zoo photos behind the cut because Zoos are Awesome.

I am grateful for the experiences we have had in Washington DC so far.

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