We drove out to Long Beach to see the Aquarium. Downtown Long Beach is nice, real nice. They keep it real clean. The Aquarium is located in an area called The Pike and there are tons of things to see there. There is a ferris wheel and a pontoon rental area. Also tons of shops and restaurants. Unfortunately the day was too hot to enjoy any of the outdoor activities but just walking around Pike center would have been nice had it not been.
The actual aquarium is pretty cool. Lots of different species. But too many of one in particular. Homo-Sapiens. It was too crowded to enjoy the many exhibits. The Great White Shark exhibit was impossible to get close to. It seems that once people got up close to the sharks they wouldn't leave. Great whites are magnificent animals. I wanted to be right up against the tank's glass to observe them but the people in the front rows would not budge from those spots. Walking through the Aquarium was tedious. Slow mobs moving one way, trying to avoid walking into someone's picture or not running into a wayward child were a few of the challenges posed. If you have patience though it is a pretty fun place. There are plenty of guides to help or answer questions like, "is an eel a fish?" (sorry Vince I forgot to ask) Jellyfish tanks are mesmerizing. Children surround tanks full of clown fish with moms looking on saying, "There's Nemo." There was a tank with small phosphorescent fish and I thought "starter fish" but they have another name which I have already forgotten.
I took a picture of myself in front of a model of a Blue Whale. If that is an actual size model, WOW! Seeing one of those in person would blow me away. A month from now we will be in Hawaii. Maybe I'll see one.
Hope everyone is doing well this very hot summer.
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