Adventure Aquarium

I haven’t blogged in a while because I was on vacation. One of the places we went to was the Adventure Aquarium in Camden NJ. It was an adventure getting there. We used GPS on the way there and home and believe it or not but it gave us two wrong turns, 1 on the way and 1 on the way home. They both happened in the same area. I must admit that I was a little concerned about the area we wound up in. It is exactly what you think of when you think Camden NJ. Luckily it was only for a few blocks. Other than that, it is actually easy to get to. I should have just followed the signs and not trusted the GPS ala Michael Scott (from the show The Office).
Anyway, the aquarium itself was more than I expected. They had a lot to see. Baileigh (my daughter) got to touch a shark and a ray, as did my wife and I. She was very excited about that. We saw penguins, seals, sharks and many more fish. I was disappointed about the “Creature Section” though. I thought we would be able to see crabs and lobsters (which Baileigh wanted to see) but they had moved them out to bring in the sharks that we got to “pet”. For lunch we ate in the cafeteria. I must admit, although not 5 star cuisine, the food was not bad and priced reasonably. All in all we had a great day. I asked Baileigh what her favorite part was and she said “all of it!” My favorite part was seeing the sharks. Especially when you go through the shark tank tunnel and you see the sharks swimming on your left, right and over your head. It was totally worth the trip and we may even go back there one day.