29/11: Another great day
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Carol volunteers at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps so we went to see her and Barry at work and the aquarium of course.
One of the jelly fish tanks. The water for the tanks is pump directly from the ocean.
These guys were just hanging about in the kelp tank.
The aquarium has touch tanks set up. The tanks simulate tide pools and allows people to see the creatures that inhabit the pools and to touch the creatures. Kids really love it. From the touch tank area you look down over the research facility connected to the aquarium and the ocean. The waves must have been OK today as there were a lot of surfers out enjoying the waves. This outdoor area is also used for weddings, concerts and other events.
Don't know what he is, but I really like the fish in the foreground.
Ed's favourite is the seadragon.
After a wonderful lunch at a Thai restaurant, we went to the children's beach in La Jolla. Well, it use to be the children's beach until the seals moved in. The sheltered beach is now closed to people so the seals can enjoy it in peace.
A sea wall protects part of the beach and allows you to get quite close to the seals. One of the smaller seals enjoying the beach.
Poor Zaph spent a good portion of the day in the trailer so we took him to the dog beach for a romp.
I didn't include a sunset picture yesterday so you get 2 from the dog beach today.
One of the jelly fish tanks. The water for the tanks is pump directly from the ocean.
These guys were just hanging about in the kelp tank.
The aquarium has touch tanks set up. The tanks simulate tide pools and allows people to see the creatures that inhabit the pools and to touch the creatures. Kids really love it. From the touch tank area you look down over the research facility connected to the aquarium and the ocean. The waves must have been OK today as there were a lot of surfers out enjoying the waves. This outdoor area is also used for weddings, concerts and other events.
Don't know what he is, but I really like the fish in the foreground.
Ed's favourite is the seadragon.
After a wonderful lunch at a Thai restaurant, we went to the children's beach in La Jolla. Well, it use to be the children's beach until the seals moved in. The sheltered beach is now closed to people so the seals can enjoy it in peace.
A sea wall protects part of the beach and allows you to get quite close to the seals. One of the smaller seals enjoying the beach.
Poor Zaph spent a good portion of the day in the trailer so we took him to the dog beach for a romp.
I didn't include a sunset picture yesterday so you get 2 from the dog beach today.