Monday, June 27, 2016
I must admit, I am pretty good about getting the jump on things and avoiding crowds. It paid off to get an early breakfast and to get the Monterrey Aquarium first thing. We were one of the first ones into the Aquarium with a line that went around the block behind us. I wondered if the fish were thinking that it was a great night – here comes the crowd and lots of kids to pound on the glass. I walked up to this one display and a docent said “Welcome to your own private aquarium”. I knew that wouldn’t last for long.
The docent said that he wanted to tell a story, that most people were going to walk right on by this one tank and not know the full story. He pointed out a skate fish in the large tank and then had us go over to a small tank. He explained that these two pods contained the egg sack from the skate fish. The embryo would grow and finally a few skate fish would emerge. He was right, I would have walked past that tank and would have never given it a second thought.
Of course Nemo and Dory were the stars of the aquariums. The otters were another hit. It is amazing on how much a movie can drive up sales at the aquarium and just how excited kids get when they see those two fish. The otters were another huge hit. Personally, I liked the bigger tanks and kelp forests with my favorite being the jellyfish.
At one point, I overheard to mom’s talking about tattoos. Specifically, at what age do you let your children get a tattoo? All I could think was isn’t that a sign of the times.
It is probably the best aquarium that I have been to. Long Beach’s aquarium was also well done but I think the aquarium at Monterey Bay is bigger and has more. I was glad that I went early on a weekday morning. When I left around lunchtime, it felt like I was competing for space.
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