We were going to go skiing today, but a snow storm blew in and the roads were not in good shape to drive up into the mountains to the resorts that we have tickets to. So, we went to the Natural World Aquarium to spend the day (after the roads in town were cleared off).
We had a really good time at the aquarium. They had a penguin exhibit, which had a lot of penguins to watch. They were really active, jumping in and out of the water and swimming a lot. There was also a large river otter exhibit, with 3 otters (brothers) who were curled up in a corner sleeping for the first couple of hours that we were there. But, later, when they woke up, they were non-stop swimming, running, wrestling, and eating. We spent quite a while just hanging out there watching them....really cute! We got a few funny videos of them.
This aquarium also had a large pool with stingrays swimming in it that you could just walk up, put your arm in, and "pet" the stingrays. They are very soft and a little fuzzy feeling (like velvet). Yes--that means that we actually touched them!
There were also seahorses (I love seahorses! -- some of you will get that inside joke, I know), a beautiful coral reef tank, and we got to watch them feed the octopus. That was really interesting and we also got a video of her (they told us she was female--I don't know that much about octopi!!)
We then did some grocery shopping (to replenish the supplies) at the weirdest Wal-Mart we have ever seen. It is bigger than any Supercenter we know of...it has a 2-level parking attached parking garage AND an escalator. Totally bizarre! There were different shopping areas for different ethnic groups and the aisles went on and on! We then went back to the hostel, cooked a frozen pizza, and, for absolutely no apparent reason, could hardly keep our eyes open. So, we turned in early to rest up for a true powder day of skiing!
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