Thursday, July 19, 2018

The Age of Aquarium

Even though we all agreed in advance that the aquarium would be a fun activity for the group, Richard was having second thoughts this morning. At 12, family fun just doesn't seem that fun to him. Even so, he is a man of his word, and so he was ready to go at the designated time.

When Richard was a little guy, the aquarium was one of his favorite places; his parents even had an annual pass, and I do think I detected a little spring in his step as we exited the parking garage and headed toward the entrance. That goofy smile on his face in the picture booth was genuine as well, and he knew just where he wanted to start our afternoon: we went straight to the Cold Water Quest exhibit with the Belugas, penguins, puffins, and sea otters. Next it was on to and under the amazing 6.3 million gallons of seawater in the Ocean Voyager galleries.

There, both Richard and Annabelle climbed into the giant porthole window, and found a seat on the floor in front of the huge viewing window, and for a moment, the little guy was back.













(For Annabelle's Aquarium Adventure click here.)

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