They arrived at the brick archways at the entrance to the zoo, and she used Tony's credit card to buy their entrance tickets. Again, there were no questions asked aobut the name on the card not being theirs. As she tucked the card into her back pocket she made a mental note to mention something to Tony about his financial security.

"Talkative? Some dogs are kind yappy, I guess. But not all of them." She slipped her hand back into his and took the map that the booth attendant handed her with the tickets. "So which way do you want to go? The tropical region is to the left, and the arctic is to the right."