The Hawthornes are giving Maxine
a whirlwind tour of Manteo on Sunday afternoon.
Our next stop is the North Carolina Aquarium.
A fish sculpture greets us at the entrance to the aquarium.
I always have fun at the aquarium.
Lots of neat exhibits.
Check out the layout:
Unfortunately,
both the alligators and the otters
were hiding
so I didn't get any pictures of them.
I got turtles though.
Maxine checking out the fishies.
They have live web cams filming
the osprey nesting platform outside.
These are re-runs since the ospreys
have already migrated to South America
for the winter.
Baby osprey testing his wings.
Enjoy the different tanks.
This is a shallow "touching" pool for the kiddies.
Shark tank.
This is the largest tank at the exhibit.
That's Mr. Hawthorne and Maxine watching the fish.
I worried that the tank might crack
and a gazillion gallons of water
gush out like a tidal wave and wash us away.
Because my mind goes to places like that.
Looks like a fish is swimming up Mr. Hawthorne's nose.
The following pictures are from
The Oceans Revealed: Powers of the Planet Exhibit.
North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island on June 8 — See the amazing new exhibit, "Oceans Revealed: Power of the Planet," with programs at 9:30 a.m., 12:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Animated images of atmospheric storms, climate change, and ocean temperatures are displayed onto a six foot diameter sphere, analogous to a giant animated globe. All visitors to the aquarium on this day will receive a free Oceans in Motion poster. For more information about this educational program, call 252-473-3494 or visit www.ncaquariums.com.
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Maxine escaping the clutches of the giant crab.
Into the sunset.
Enjoy.
We've done enough sightseeing
and killed enough time.
Now we're off to the main event.
Stay tuned.
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