Although I am pretty much the opposite of an animal lover — I am 100% anti pets — I somehow adore ocean animals. I have always been a little bit crazy about dolphins, and for many years I was convinced I’d grow up to be a marine biologist. But then one day I realized biology = science, which is not exactly my thing, and that dream went right out the window. But I still love oceans and aquariums and all things sea related. And today I made my first visit to the New England Aquarium — for free. The local libraries have access to free and discounted passes for a number of museums and other attractions, so we reserved our tickets through the Boston Public Library and spent an afternoon along the waterfront. Please excuse any blurry photos — I was a fool for thinking my phone would give the same results as my camera.
The aquarium has two separate touch-pool areas — one with rays and little sharks, and one with sea stars, urchins, hermit crabs, and more. I loved touching those slimy rays.
This green sea turtle is absolutely enormous. Her name is Myrtle and she weighs more than 500 pounds.
The penguins are pretty cute. There are 80 of them there!
The fur seals are in a semi-outdoor tank, which looks out over the beautiful waterfront. All in all, it’s a pretty good aquarium. The only thing missing is the dolphins!
Tagged: Boston, New England Aquarium, penguin, sea turtle, touch tank, waterfront
How fun! Job and I love going to the aquarium! Glad to know the free passes for them are back up and going since being stopped for the summer rush. It did come as a surprise that you like sea animals so much, fun tid-bit about you to know.(don’t worry, I won’t be buying you huge stuffed marine animals or anything 😉