Taking advantage of only a couple weekends left before Jim's parents head back to Australia, we (minus Jubal, who was on a Presque Isle/Fort Kent road trip with friends) decided to go to the New England Aquarium on Saturday. It had been quite a while since our last visit, considering, now 13 year old Nolan was still being carried around in a back pack then. I've never enjoyed cities as a rule but I don't mind Boston. It still seems to retain a small town feel. Finding our way to the aquarium was extremely easy as most of the trip utilized the same roads that get us to Logan Airport. and the kids thought it was cool to drive under Boston Harbor through the 1 and 1/2 mile Ted Williams Tunnel. Parking was a breeze since there is a garage right next to Aquarium's wharf. Some of you may want to sit while reading this next portion: We arrived EARLY in the morning, not long after the aquarium opened, therefore avoiding any lines outside and enjoying uncrowded exhibits for the first couple of hours.
Because the main center ocean tank is undergoing a major renovation, the aquarium provided a complimentary IMAX tickets or us. We chose to see Under the Sea in 3D and it really was spectacular. Several times I saw Tell reach out his hand, trying to touch what seemed to be in front of him. When the sea snakes arrived on the screen, it felt a bit too real as they appeared to swim around me. In a much more pleasant scenario near the end, the feeling of reality was so strong that I thought I might feel the tickle of sea lion whiskers on my nose as it swam face to face with the audience.
We followed the unique IMAX experience with some homemade egg salad sandwiches on the wharf under a perfect New England autumn sky, before heading back in to finish exploring the exhibits.
All in all, it was a pretty perfect day.
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