DH organized another great day trip today to the Tennessee Aquarium. We spent a couple of hours exploring marine life in ocean and river habitats. A few favorites were the sharks, the penguins (my personal favorite) and the otters. DD also really loved the stingrays. We actually got to pet stingrays and sturgeons. I repressed my natural revulsion and forced myself to touch a stingray. I just pretended to touch the sturgeon.
We spent some time in the butterfly garden. A butterfly perched on DD's finger, which she loved.
We ended our visit with an IMAX movie entitled Under the Sea, a 3D extravaganza which showed more than I wanted to know about the hunting and mating skills of cuddlefish. Luckily, we had no questions about any of that. DD kept reaching out to touch the 3D images. She really got a kick out of that.
We strolled around downtown Chattanooga for awhile, ate a great rib dinner at Sticky Fingers, then topped off with some Ben & Jerry's ice cream. We watched carriage rides and listened to an open air blues show (ok, one dude with a guitar, but it was still pretty cool. Turns out he lived in Hollywood and knew Glenn Ford). On our way home, she asked if she could come back to this place that she loved. Another great day.
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Fun! Your husband rocks with his surprise trips! Nothing happens around here unless I plan it. :)
Glad you had a great time (and didn't have to discuss cuttlefish mating in great detail all the way home.) ;)
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