Kelly Tarlton's

We went to Kelly Tarlton's this weekend. Kelly's is the first underground aquarium. It's small and expensive, but what it offers is pretty cool. It's also a great thing to do on a rainy Sunday.

The first couple of pictures are supposed to be from camps in the Antarctic.

From there we went rode in a Snow Cat to go through the penguine area. We were lucky that our ride was during feeding time. It gave me a good perspective on acutally how big the King Penguines are.

If you look really close to the center picture, you will see a baby chick in the back. It's huge, but it blends in with the rocks. They have it behind a wavy glass to keep it seperated from the adults.

This is the start of the under water tunnel. You ride a walking conveyor belt (like at the big airports) while sharks and fish swim all around and above you. This was really neat and dark for pictures, but Mike did a good job. We rode this thing two and half times around. I was making sure we got our money's worth!

If you look a the first picture, Mike took this through some rocks. You can see the tunnel in the back of the picture. The third one is of a shark egg. That was cool, you could see the shark moving around inside.

Now those are big "crayfish". Marty sitting next to them gives you an idea.

A parana and a very pregnant seahorse.

It was a fun day for the Porter's. This weekend is supposed to be nice, so we are going to get out and do a day hike. Haven't decided where, but you will find out next week.