We ventured with Garmin and found the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher (just south of Wilmington, NC). Made a day of it and it was a blast for all!!
We started the aquarium with a visit to the albino gator and just outside the display was this "statue" of one. Approaching it, Keyara didn't know what to make of it. As Jackie sat down, Keyara wasn't taking her eyes off of it. We called her name to get the shot but she went right back to checking out this thing behind her. She wanted nothing to do with touching it though.
Jackie, Aunt Becca and Keyara stopped at one of the waterfall pools to see the fishies and when everyone posed for the camera, Keyara wanted to be in the big bathtub! Couldn't get her to look at the camera for nothing!!
She won't touch a fake alligator statue but she was gung-ho to reach in and touch the horseshoe crab and starfish!! She wasn't all to keen on the sea slug though!! She wanted to grab the starfish and put it in her mouth!! LOL
Okay, so the torture begins early!! There was a crab that you could go put your face in and have your picture taken. We had to send skinny Aunt Becca in with her but we got Keyara in there and she looked so cute!!
Keyara was okay with all the fishies that were behind the glass. When we got up to the tanks that had them moving, she either wanted in because she thought it was the bath (running water sounds) or she didn't like the really big fishies!!
Aunt Becca is in her Marine Biology Heaven!! She drooled over the shark attraction!
Keyara got up close and almost personal with the crab display. She did not want to go near the lobsters though. I've GOT to teach her the finer things in life!! LOL
In the walking display outside were the turtles and this cute frog statue. HAD to take a pic of course. Keyara was ready for all of this to be over. LOL She was a good sport though!!
And this was AFTER the Aquarium! And I mean NOT too long after either!! LOL I'd say within 2 minutes of being in the carseat, she was OUT! LOL I took that as a day well spent!! :)
