Mystic Aquarium

We went for a day trip to the Mystic Aquarium on the Friday of Maureen's February vacation. It snowed a few inches the night before, but after we shoveled out the trip down to Connecticut was easy.

The Aquarium was celebrating "Caribbean Week" for school vacation. They had a tropical fish on display, a parrot on display, and all kinds of warm weather things to help us forget that we were not on vacation on some sunny tropical island!

Mathieu had fun petting a crocodile and picking up a small crab. He also had a blast moving the triple throttles on the mock up of the bridge of the PT-109.

Getting some fish

for lunch.

Mathieu at the small skate and shark tank.

The sea lion jumped out of the tank, right in front of us and "walked" to the other side of the tank.

Here's Mathieu checking out a model of the PT-109.

One of the Beluga whales at lunch time.

Mathieu climbing on one of the bench seats.

Mathieu checking out the

skates and sharks

in the shallow tank.

A 1500 horsepower Packard V-12 that was in a typical PT boat.

Maureen, Catherine and Mathieu checking out the fish.

Catherine climbs over the replica bridge of the PT-109.

And finally, a cold family hamming it up for the camera.

P.S. The outdoor exibits are best viewed in the warmer weather.

A small mud shark, or some

other shark type fish.

A Beluga whale hamming it up for the camera.