Washington, DC (USA)

[worked late - took Metro to Woodley Park and walked to the entrance of the Zoo, arriving at around 1815 - walked to the other end of the Zoo and got checked into the event - free drinks while waiting (until 1830) - walked around and sampled food after that - highlights included stops at the following tables: Haute Dogs, Maggiano's, Matchbox, Tonic, Hard Times Cafe, Hill Country, Pinstripes, Circa and many more - got enough to drink and met a few people - weather was very nice - walked around to five stations for Conservation Nation (Lowland Tapir, Marine Mammals, Asian Elephant, Black Rino, Eastern Meadowlark) and got stamps (entry into a contest for free tickets to another event - met several great animal specialists (Zoo Vet, some Ph.D.) and got cards for Mollie - stayed until around 2030 and then walked back to Metro station and took Red/Yellow back to my car (Huntington)]