Ostrich farm near Tucson

Sunday May 15^th

Set out for Tucson quite early having experienced a “Club” upgrade at the Sheraton in Phoenix which was fun.  On the way to Tucson, stopped at an Ostrich farm which was very interesting.  We bought food to feed the ostriches having been warned that they bite.  I resorted to throwing the food at them. They were quite good at catching it, but David was braver.  Apparently they have no teeth but very hard gums and go for rings or other jewellery.  The woman next to me got bitten.

We went on a farm tour in a monster truck which was fun as the driver was a bit of a maniac and enjoyed going fast over bumps and doing wheelies.  Luckily health and safety didn’t seem to be an issue.

We learnt that there are 23 different species of rattlesnake in Arizona; all of them pretty nasty.  They say that if you hear the rattle, you’re about to step on it as the rattle is to warn you.  At that point you’re within striking distance. So you freeze, locate it and then move slowly away from it.  Backwards.  Hope we never have to put these pearls to the test!