City Kitties Travels: West Coast Animals

When I left for my road trip of the west coast two weeks ago I had no idea how many cute animals I would meet.  Just because they aren't cats doesn't mean they're not worth sharing.

To begin, we stayed with Jimmy's uncle Joe who owns two horses.  One of them, Koda, was staying at a training camp of sorts when we first arrived, so his other horse and a neighbor's horse were living at his house:

The first full day we were there we went with Joe and his daughter Alicia to see where Koda has been training.  Here is Koda being brushed by Joe:

There were a lot of other horses at this stable, including a baby:

and this one who got to hang out outside:

We met some cute fowl on our trip, too, including ducks swimming in the canals in Venice:

and chickens at a winery in St. Helena in Napa Valley:

We also spotted deer in Montaña de Oro state park in Los Osos, California:

Some of my favorite animals were the marine mammals, including sea lions in San Francisco:

elephant seals near San Simeon, CA:

and the seals (or, seagypsys) in La Jolla:

Jimmy's friends also have some super cute dogs.  Jenny and Joe's dog is named Ana:

While I admire Ana's endless energy, I especially liked Jason's dog, Goldie, who was happy to simply quietly lay about:

Goldie has a roommate named Bella.  Here they are waiting to get some treats:

But as amazing and adorable as all of these animals are, none can match the cuteness that is Bo, the chinchilla.  We met Bo around midnight when we returned to Seattle from our road trip.  He was sitting in his cage in Uncle Joe's living room.  Joe is taking care of Bo while Bo's owners are on vacation.  Although he was a bit skittish at first, he warmed up to Jimmy and me after we gave him a few raisins (which you can see he is eating in this picture).  He was still wary about being picked up, but we got to pat him!