{"id":955,"date":"2016-04-01T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T10:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2016\/04\/01\/turf-paradise"},"modified":"2021-09-18T04:40:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:40:19","slug":"turf-paradise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=955","title":{"rendered":"Turf Paradise"},"content":{"rendered":"
“So what are you doing for the weekend?”<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/h5>\n\n
“I’m thinking of going to the race track, as they are having camel races.”<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/h5>\n
“Shut the front door! You’re kidding, right?”<\/i><\/h5>\n
I’m finding a bevy of unique things to do here in the Valley of the Sun.<\/a><\/h5>\n
Turf Paradise<\/a>\u00a0is a horse track located in Central Phoenix. As I find a place to park on a Saturday afternoon, I hear the locals remark about the large crowds…<\/h5>\n
“It’s because of the camels…”<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/h5>\n
I pay my two dollar entrance fee, and excitedly make my way to the track. It’s a gorgeous Spring day. I wander around the area waiting for the first race to start, and stumble upon today’s main attractions…<\/a><\/h5>\n
Back in 2009 on my first trip to Kenya, I had the chance to ride a camel at a children’s birthday party that we accidentally crashed. But to see them actually race would be a whole new adventure.<\/h5>\n
I then see another pen with ostriches, and a third pen with this little animal known as Zonkey, a mixed breed of zebra and donkey.<\/a><\/h5>\n
Excited anticipation was high. The first horse race was about to begin, so I make my way down to the track, and ready myself for a day at the races.<\/h5>\n\n\n
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