Way back on the Friday before MLK day, the boys had the day off school. I took them to the Newport Aquarium. It took some prodding, as they would have been perfectly happy to stay home all day and hang out. The weather was ridiculously cold. It was TOTALLY worth it. We got there around 1PM and took our time wandering through the first few displays. Totally clueless, we went into the theater room thinking we would be seeing a movie. Instead, the curtain lifted, and there were divers ready to give a presentation. I think the kids thought it was pretty cool, especially watching the sharks swim all around them. Later, we also saw them feed the shark rays. REALLY cool. One of my favorite things was the creepy flounder, above, who has both eyes on one side of his head and blends right into the sand. It always surprises me what the boys like best. They saw penguins being fed, otters, sharks, and rays up close. Their favorite parts of the day? Getting a snack in the cafe, pushing the button that told about the turtles, and the computer screen in front of the gorgeos coral reef display. There was Zachary, intent on seeing each page of the computer display as the real fish were swimming around right in front of him! Geesh! What kids! I was the only one that would touch a shark, sea star, or crab, too. Here's one of the divers feeding Sweet Pea, one of the shark rays:
So, the guy VOLUNTEERS to do that. Can you imagine?
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