Adventures Abound!

Day two and the return trip from Manhattan were full of friendship and fun, and also quite a lot of sun! I had breakfast with Jessica and Ryan at a local establishment and it was really nice to sit, relax, eat and just enjoy each others' company.
On the way back, Ryan navigated us to a place called 'The Top of the World', a park with a trail that begins at a high look-out over the city. We could see the 'KS' hill in one direction and Tuttle Creek Dam in the other. SUCH a beautiful day!
We dropped Ryan back by the house as he is up to his elbows in home repair.

Jessica and I made a trip to the K-State garden where we discovered the Insect Zoo! It was small, but then, so are insects, and they had quite a few of them packed in there. We'll have to see the cutter ants on a return trip as they were in the process of renewing that exhibit. There were LOTS of other creepy-crawlies and a bit to my chagrin, not all of them remained in their containers. We were careful not to set down any of our personal belongings...
I was most excited to see the florescent scorpion and the Queen bee!

We made our way to Aggieville, enjoying browsing through the air conditioned shops. I ended up getting quite a fashion boost! Time was getting short so we just drove past the park where I was excited to see they are building water slides! More to look forward to on the return trip!

We met up with Ryan for lunch at the very retro-tastic Vista where it was two-corn-dog-Tuesday! Paired with cherry limeades was a tasty combination. Mmm!

We bid farewell to our gracious host Ryan and set off on our return home. Along the way we stopped at a scenic over-look and also found further adventure in Topeka. Jessica has been very encouraging for my sense of adventure and it certainly made the trip all-the-more memorable!