Feeding the Ducks - Another relatively cheap or free activity

Now that my daughter is out of school for the summer I've been spending a part of every day trying to think of different outings we can take so that noone goes crazy (ok, mostly ME) indoors. Downtown by Maymont, there are a couple of lakes/ponds that have tons of Canadian Geese in them (and some ducks). I packed up a lunch for us, made a quick stop by the Wonder Bread Outlet on Staples Mill, and went down there to feed the ducks and have a picnic lunch. The Wonder Bread Outlet sells plastic grocery bags stuffed FULL of bread (sell date is usually that day so they have to get rid of it) for $2 so I usually pick up a couple bags there to take to the park. Take your strollers if you have little kids, but the older ones will be able to run until their hearts are content up and down the hills. The ducks will come right up to you to eat. It's simple, and the kids seem to really enjoy it.

Where: William Byrd Park
Go 64E to the Boulevard Exit. Take a right at the end of the ramp. Take Boulevard until it ends at the roundabout. Go left, then past the first pond (another place you can go later this summer if they have the paddle boats out to rent) and to the right until you see the other two large ponds. Watch for the all the one way streets.

Wonder Bread Outlet
Take the Dickens Rd/Staples Mill exit. Go left at the end of the ramp. Go left at the light where the Comcast building is. Take Staples Mill until you see Ukrops on the right hand side. The WB outlet is right after that. Duck bread will be in a shopping cart in the front of the store.