a day at the aquarium.

 

so today we took sophie to miami seaquarium in key biscayne. and i had a blast. i mean sophie had a blast. ahahah. it was surprisingly relaxing. i mean we were expecting amusement park madness. i even told j at breakfast "are you ready for this?". the drive was unbelievable and traffic free considering it's a saturdya. i can't believe we live 20 mins away. i think jay's right, we are on a permanent vacation.

miami seaquarium is like a smaller version of seaworld. but man the shows were awesome! aside from all the marine animals, they have flamingos, crocs, lizards and exotic birds. i'm not a big fan of aquariums and zoo for the matter because you know of all the "captives". but having a curious toddler, how can i say no. it's ironic that when it comes to kids up close and personal experience with animals and nature spark up their interest to them - at the zoo where animals are held captives. anyway just to get it out there, they clip off the flight feather of the birds so that we can be really close to them and not fly off. cruel i know. and don't get me started on the dolphins.

now that i got that out of my chest, i really appreciate how smart the animals were. naturally ah-mazing! esp. the killer whale, lolita swimming with the dolphins - in the same tank people! that's crazy!

sophie's excitement was priceless...

we were crazy enough to sit in third row - the get wet section. and my dad was the only one who got really wet. ahaha.

water lilies and lotus were everywhere...

 this is me with sophie at the parking lot...

 this is sophie and j waiting for food...

 and this is us cooling off with mist...

 photo op at the the whale tale...

 sea urchin...

 and a hydrant pic of course. what a day!