All these years later it's certainly changed a bit but it's still a pretty darn cool place to spend a few hours. It's mostly a zoo, hence the name but it has a few kiddie rides as well. We kept our feet on the ground and didn't partake in any of the rides. The animal habitats were large and well done with interesting information available. They even had a couple of Koloa's that were fun to stare at for a while. We had seen some on a visit to Australia way back when the kids were little and even had some pictures of Ben and Sarah holding one. I learned that they sleep up to 21 hours a day and don't do much but eat when they are awake, not a bad gig!
After the zoo it was off to the Florida Aquarium. This was our first time visiting the aquarium which has been around since 1995 and is located in the channelside area of Tampa. It's an impressive building with three stories of different displays and exhibits. After NaNa petted the stingrays at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium earlier in the week she had her hand back in the water in no time whatsoever. This time she was petting a small shark (he was harmless but don't tell her). She's living life in the fast lane, who know's what's next!
Speaking of NaNa, she has reassumed her position as "Queen of Rummy". She beat Beth five straight times at the hotel while I was working. Once we got back to the island I said "come on NaNa I'll play you". She quickly responded with "I'm not afraid of you" and then promptly beat me two games in a row!
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| Birds of Different Feathers Flocking Together |
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| Beauty and the Beast-You Decide |
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| This is NOT the shark NaNa petted |
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| There's a small shark under NaNa's hand-not quite the killer shark in the picture above |
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| Lowry Park Zoo |
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| Me and my new Bald is Beautiful Bumper Sticker-Lowry Park |
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| She started mouthing off so we parked her under a bucket of water |
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| Of all the pictures of SBJ Sarah sends us this one is my favorite. Just under 5 months old. He, mom and dad were heading out to Wendy's for a Frosty! |
