The second day of our trip we went to the Adventure Aquarium across the river in Camden, NJ. We had never been there before so it was new for all of us. We got there right when they opened which, unfortunately, was also when all the school groups were arriving. Thank goodness it didn't take long to get in!
We just started wandering around with no real purpose. Norah wasn't really interested at first. There were lots of little exhibits that she was ready to move on pretty quickly. We finally found a HUGE tank that had all kinds of fish in there. There were different kinds of sharks, fish and giant sea turtles. They were very cool. We spent quite a bit of time around this tank.
We found penguins and seals outside. We happened to be outside when the seals were doing a little show. We watched this guy swim onto the rock and catch a Frisbee. There was also an area that was a kids play area. Norah really liked climbing on the animals. And she REALLY liked those metal drums. She spent a lot of time playing them all.
This aquarium had lots of different areas to pet different things. There was an area to pet sting rays and sharks. Norah acted like she wanted to pet them but then freaked out last minute. So Mitch pet them instead. I did pet one of the sharks. There was one that swam around the edge of the area showboating. He had his head out of the water and was very "look at me look at me!" So I did and I pet him. He felt like sandpaper.
Then we found the piece de resistance. The HIPPO exhibit. Yeah that's right there were hippos at the AQUARIUM. And let me tell you these guys were WAY cooler than the ones at the zoo. You wanna know why? Because you could stand at the big glass tank and watch them under water. It was so freakin cool. I didn't want to leave that spot.
I may have enjoyed this a little more than Norah did. But come on! Look at them! So huge and so awesome! Definitely a highlight for me. I love this picture of her standing there watching it walk by. So cool!
Another great day of vacation and still more to come. One more fun day at the Please Touch Museum. Post to come later.
And if you missed our first day checked out: Philly Trip Part 1: The Zoo
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