I'm loving the arctic/polar vortex. On Monday we walked down to the National Zoo where we were finally able to visit Bao Bao, the five month old panda cub. Monday was a nice day, and a holiday, so the queue to see her was 1.5 hours and even at the back of the queue there were lots of kids starting to complain. We decided to give it a miss.
This morning I went down at 10am when the zoo opened. It was allegedly 16F, about -9C (though I don't believe weather forecasts in the US since they all seem to feel the need to exaggerate. Nonetheless, it was still quite chilly.) As I expected there was almost no-one there. In the thirty minutes I was there no more than seven or eight other people came by. Better yet, Bao Bao was out of her den and being sickeningly cute - something she does with considerable ease.
I'm hoping for another couple of days of icy cold weather so I can go back with my camera and get some pictures of her. In the meantime you can see her on the
panda cam.