It is Sunday morning on Labor Day Weekend and I am getting very excited about our visit today to the Mystic Aquarium. No one has mentioned that this day trip involves a 90 minute car ride, which is why I still have a smile on my face.
Whew! We've arrived in Mystic safe and sound, though mom and dad are a little frazzled from our journey. I exercised my right not to sleep, insisting instead that mommy climb over the seat and entertain me in the back. I've got it all figured out: if I scream loud enough and long enough, I will eventually get some company. When we finally arrived here, mommy and daddy took me for a nice lunch at the S & P Oyster Company and now we are all ready to check out the Aquarium - let's GO!
And here we are...check out those fish! There must be hundreds of them swimming around and around and around...is that all they do all day? Do they ever sleep? What happens when one of them wants to go in the opposite direction? These are the deep, philosophical issues that plague the mind of a 1 year-old. Moving on...
Mommy, Daddy and I have now gone outside to view the Stellar Sea Lions, an endangered species that can grow to over 2,500 pounds!! You can see that mommy and I are very excited to be outside, though the sea lion does not seem to be fazed whatsoever by our presence. I think he would prefer to continue with his nap...
Mommy appears to be posing here in front of a wall of coral photos...she is clearly enjoying herself. I, on the other hand, am ready to move on to the next exhibit...
...and now daddy and I are on our way. Since daddy is well aware that my penguin Penelope is one of my very best friends, we were all very excited to get up close and personal with her kin at the Penguin exhibit.
Well, he's not diving for fish but he certainly seems to be having a nice time swimming around in the tank. This particular species of African Penguin can stay submerged for up to 2 minutes and can achieve top speeds of over 10 miles per hour. There were about 8 penguins in the tank and they seemed to enjoy putting on a show for me. I was sure to let them know that Penelope says "hello."
Back inside, daddy wanted to show me a big tank of fish, including some rays and even a few SHARKS! I wasn't afraid at all, as I have visited the sharks at the Maritime Center in Norwalk on many occasions...I think they are totally cool.
Finally, here is a tank full of Lion Fish. My mom and dad wanted to be sure that I was able to see them since the lion sound (roar!) is one of my favorites to make these days. I really liked the Lion Fish and was sad to hear that I could not touch them: their poisonous spines, though not generally deadly to humans, will kill many other species of fish instantly. Isn't nature great?
Well, that's all on our Aquarium visit, though my mom and dad still had to endure the car ride home, which proved even more challenging than our journey to Mystic. One of my lower incisors decided to make its appearance today and, as a result, I was not a happy camper heading home. A quick stop at A&P in Old Lyme for baby Advil seemed to do the the trick, though. I had a great day! Love, Charlotte
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