I flew up to San Jose Saturday to meet up with Puppy for a nine-day road trip back to Dallas. After he picked me up at the airport, the first stop was an hour and a half-hour drive to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. (I love marine life!)
I’m particularly fond of octopuses and jelly fish. This held true for the Monterey Bay Aquarium but I hated their octopus display; it had a psychedelic 70s theme with loud, cheesey music throughout. But, I did like that they pumped actual water from the bay for their Aquarium.
This summer, I’ve visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Dallas Aquarium, Aquarium of the Bay and the California Academy of Sciences; the Academy of Sciences was my favorite, the Dallas Aquarium was my least favorite. The Academy is just so awesome, with a variety of exhibits and an awesome tunnel to view the fish and sharks from underneath the aquarium! The one in Dallas is ok, just really cramped; the path width is so small the line gets backed up if just one kid wants to stop a bit longer at a particular exhibit.
Tomorrow I’ll tell you about the next excursion – Hearst Castle!
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