Mystic Aquarium

Went to Mystic, CT last weekend with our nieces.  We went to the Aquarium as soon as we got there Friday afternoon.  It was nice, and on the way out, we got our tickets stamped to go back the next day.  I'm glad we did that, because the girls really weren't that interested in going to the Seaport. 

It turned out to be a very good idea, because it wasn't as crowded when we got there, and some of the exhibits that weren't as fun as they could have been the day before were much better.  One of these exhibits was the Birds of the Outback.  The birds weren't very hungry in the afternoon, but in the morning, they were voracious little creatures.  In fact, one of them bit me trying to get his turn at my stick of food.  

Another exhibit was the penguins.  The penguins were way too crowded the day before, because we got there at feeding time.  When we got there in the morning, it looked like they were just waking the penguins up.  Hardly anyone was there, and the girls got a really good look at the birds.

My older niece, who's 7, also got to pet the bamboo sharks.  In the afternoon, they were in the middle of the petting tanks, hiding from the kids.  In the morning, they were swimming near the edges of the tank, and she spent quite awhile there petting them.  She also got to pet the Rays, but she drew the line at feeding them when she found out she'd have to hold the dead fish in her hand.  LOL!