Mystick Aquarium

We had planned to go hiking before the big rain storm, but it was gray and cold outside, so we went to Mystick Aquarium instead. On the way there, we saw some guys jumping out of a helicopter. 
Once there we started with the sealion show; Silvan was pretty concentrated for the full length of the show (~20min).

Afterwards we headed to see the white Beluga whales. They came so close to the window, spouted water and sang songs.

 Next we stopped at the Penguins.

 Now it was time to warm up so we headed inside, where we touched the sharks, and then watched the seahorses. Silvan spent half an hour just watching the little seahorses rolling their tails and swimming through the aquarium.

 Next, he discovered the snapping turtle and declared it "his". Once in a while he would "share" his turtle spot with another child.

 Afterwards, we saw a giant octopus poop (pretty messy), and then enjoyed the different jellyfish.

 We completed our visit with the frogs, some crayfish, a turtle, which Silvan put the bed, and a model of Alvin. I've met one of the Alvin pilots before, she would go several times a year to study hydrothermal vents and spent ours at a time in this tiny capsule to see the deep sea.