Meet An Elephant.

So today. I went to the zoo with my family (:
It was so much fun and I love feeling like a little kid again... as if I ever stopped feeling like a little kid, ha!
On my bucket list is "Meet an elephant" and you SEE elephants all the time.. but in order to cross it off my list, I want to touch one or ride one, or actually MEET him..
 I really love elephants and I was waiting all day to see them...
So we FINALLY get to the elephant section and I ran across the way to go to where you can get close.. and there's a gate! of course, right? So I ask if I can feed him... nope. they close at 2:30
"Okay, but can I pay to go in with those other people and just not feed it?"
"we close at 2:30 but you can pay 5 dollars to feed them anytime before 2:30"
"yeah, but can I go in and not feed it?"
"we close at 2:30"
.........he never really answered my question, but apparently no, I couldn't.
I guess I'll have to cross it off my list another time in my life. disappointing.
I did, however, get an elephant backpack and I've been wanting one for the last like 3 years. So that was a success (:

I love him...