Since March, Team Pinner has been hunkered down at home like the rest of the world. We work outside of the home and have knocked out some fairly substantial projects around our home, our yard looks better than it ever has but there’s been minimal socializing (immediate family only) and needless to say there have not been many travels. We have been extra cautious not only for ourselves but for our parents who we are both next of kin and closest caregivers for.
Now that our world seems to be in the beginning stages of slowly, safely and cautiously opening back up again we decided it was time to get out of the house and take a drive. Because my parents had also been safely staying home for the past 8 weeks or so and this seemed like a super safe outing we invited them to tag along.
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Eudora Farms is located in Salley, SC, a small town about 38 miles from the Columbia Airport. It was a quick drive, really pretty. The farm is brand new and had originally planned to open in 2021 but due to Covid and so many families being in search of something to do they opted to open a drive through safari experience now instead of later. I am unsure of what their full plans are but I have to tell you this experience was FUN and I cannot imagine it being any better.
From what I read on social media, the line to enter gets rather long so we opted to try a Sunday morning arriving before their gates open at 10am. Our church isn’t meeting in person anyway and we were able to listen to services on the way. We arrived around 9:45am and were finished with the full experience by 11am. Timing was perfect as we entered almost immediately after arriving. The entry fee is $20 a car and you may purchase small feed buckets for $5 each. I highly recommend that you purchase at least one per person and maybe even more. If you aren’t careful one animals will eat it all in one chomp which could lead to some sad children. We figured out it was best to put all of the feed in one bucket and just put a tiny bit in each individuals bucket at a time in order to keep one animal from chomping it all up. It doesn’t matter which side of the car you sit on as the animals can literally crisscross back and forth in between the cars and they will come to both sides/windows. You might want to take some wipes or hand sanitizer as you are likely to get a little drool or dribble on your hands.
The farm includes but is not limited to deer, ostriches, emu, cows, camels, bulls, zebras, antelopes and one super tall giraffe. All of various sizes, shapes, colors, etc. The property itself is unbelievably beautiful. It feels as if you are taking a drive through the mountains. There’s a dirt path that you follow in your car and the animals will circle you walking back and forth. Definitely have your camera ready for those fun shots and videos.
At the very end of the experience you can park and enter a small petting zoo that includes the giraffe. I understand that he does not come out on cloudy or rainy days. At the entrance/exit, you will find porta-potties and concessions. Prepare yourself and the children for at least an hour or maybe longer in the car because there is no turning around once you are inside the drive. Several. people I have know have opted to go after lunch and have had up to a 2 hour wait in the car line just to enter. The line is on a dirt road with little room to turn around so make sure you are all in before entering.
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