Mystic Aquarium (for the 3rd time)

With Aunt T here for the whole month of July, we thought she'd like the Mystic Aquarium. She was the brave one to first pet the little alligator. Sunny and I pet it too, but the younger girls wouldn't touch it. The belugas are always beautiful. The penguins have been very quiet every time we've visited this aquarium - we've seen them at other locations much more active and fun to watch than these. So no pictures of the penguins. We checked our height compared to sharks.

The favorite of the day, as always, was the sea lion show ... in a dark auditorium where no pictures turn out. Before, they've done a very scientific presentation, explaining how sea lions are actually trained to help scientists and oceanographers with various projects. This show was just silly fun - a "story" of a sneaky sea lion and trainer out to "destroy" the world but who turn into converted environmentalists by the end. Good times.