Sea Paradise

So we had a busy week this week. For one, we had lots of little tremors late night. Those are lots of fun. LOL At least we've gotten fairly used to them, so it's just an "Oh, we're shaking" instead of an "AAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" moment.

Oh and just a warning, this post is going to be ladled with pictures..

We went to Sea Paradise this week.. We ABSOLUTELY loved it!! It was a blast, and I really can't wait to go again when it won't be so crowded! There were some amazing and innovative aspects to the aquarium, and I loved the twists to it.

The outside looked pretty dead, but inside the aquariums, it was REALLY busy. Of course, keep in mind, the Japanese are on vacation this month, so anywhere we could go that is touristy would be pretty busy.

Still.. Some are still able to just hang out.. :)

There is an anime that is about a mermaid and I'm guessing, her friend that is a sea star. They were all over several of the displays in the Aqua Museum. Molly and Kadie HAD to take pictures with her though.

I LOVED that there was an aquarium for dolphins. This one was a tube type walkway, and there was a family swimming above us. There was also a dolphin attacking a fish in there.. In front of several children - it was pretty entertaining. LOL

I'd never seen a show using Belugas.. I thought it was pretty darn awesome.

Another first.. I'd never seen a whale shark either. They were apart of the show too. LOL

One of the innovations I loved about Sea Paradise. They have what they call an open aquarium. You are given the opportunity to pet several different sea creatures. There's even a show where you can pet sea lions and penguins after, and then take a picture with them. 

The other really neat thing about the open aquarium - they have a wading pool that. It doubles as a "coral reef" of sorts. There ARE fish in there, the bottom is rough like coral would be too. They provide these goggle type things that you put into the water to see down in. (Kadie's in the sand area here, the pool got too deep for her to wear her clothes in). On the other side is a touch pool similar to what you see at say Sea World in the States.

The other awesomeness of Sea Paradise? There are rides. They are fun. Tim's on both of these in the pictures.. :) I didn't go on the ride in the second picture, but I did go on the roller coaster - it was FUN!!!

Overall, we absolutely LOVED Sea Paradise. I really just wish it was a little less crowded because we didn't get to do everything we wanted to. It just means we'll be back for another trip!!!