We have really made use of our annual pass to the aquarium, definitely made our money back about five times over. Yesterday, we caught the bus into the city with Rafael and Mao to catch the monorail from Chinatown. Poor Maya-jan (Rafael's baby sister) stayed home with granny so the boys could go nuts. This was our first time on the monorail and Justin didn't quite enjoy it. Thank goodness it was a short ride and he was much chirpier once we reached the aquarium.
Every time we've gone there, different things catch Justin's attention. At the beginning of the year, it was the sharks, he loved the sharks! Now he's scared of them and won't go to the shark tank. The last time we went he was quite happy to watch the staff prepare the food for the dugong which was basically them washing lettuce and stuffing it into the wire rack. We stood there for a good 20 mins watching them do this. On most occasions, it's the penguins, dugongs, Nemo and Dory that he really loves. On these last two visits he's shown some interest in the octopus and the jelly fish especially as they 'light up' and are different colours. The aquarium have a special feature at the moment called "Claws" which is basically about crabs and they have two massive spider crabs which Justin loves as he's seen that in his book, "Tiddler, the story telling fish." He's even grown braver by touching the shark eggs, coral and shells in the interactive rock pool.
As always, Justin and Rafael had a brilliant time together and enjoyed shouting in the tunnel, pointing out the rays, dugongs and various fish. Both boys passed out on the bus which meant it was a successful outing.
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| Looking at the octopus |
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| The spider crabs |
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| Justin pointing at Nemo and the ray |
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| The dugong - it's so ugly that it's cute |
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| Watching the shark swim overhead |
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| At the interactive pool |
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