Whenever my children have a school holiday, we try to do something special together, something that will be fun for the whole family. This past weekend we took a visit to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. It turned out to be a fun and educational experience.
The Aquarium is home to freshwater and saltwater fish and mammals that have been injured or orphaned. The Aquarium has a great staff who works with the animals to rehabilitate them. Our family saw otters, turtles, stingrays and dolphins. We got to see them up close, to pet, and even feed some of the animals. We learned about their natural habits and how some things were different for them in the aquarium environment.
Our kids learned a lesson in how we can help others (in this case animals) and how rewarding that can be. The highlight of the day was the dolphin show. We saw them perform lots of tricks and even got splashed a little. But it was all in fun, and that was probably the best part. Everyone was able to find something to enjoy and we had fun as a family.
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I want to especially thank Tom Orr, who served as our tour guide
Here are a couple of pictures from our day…
