{"id":6880,"date":"2026-07-11T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2026-11-10T01:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T09:43:38","slug":"day-18-san-diego-zoo-safari-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chasethelight.com\/blog\/day-18-san-diego-zoo-safari-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 18 &#8211; San Diego Zoo Safari Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h4rjqci93aU?si=hShba3TxsfWXiHe2\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; controls=0; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><br>Oh god, yeah another theme park. 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