Travel Journal: Miami Seaquarium

Miami Seaquarium

This past Saturday we met up with some friends from NY at the Miami Seaquarium. Pulling into the parking lot, I was wishing we were spending the day with everyone poolside at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne down the street instead. Actually, the Sony Ericsson tennis tournament (also down the street) sounded better too but with a 2 year old, I knew that was out of the question. I do understand the attraction of the Seaquarium when you’re not from Florida…everyone associates Florida, it seems, with theme parks and when you have kiddies, it’s the easiest place to entertain. But forgetting the stroller and being almost 7 months pregnant wasn’t helping my enthusiasm for a day at the park. All it took, though, was one ecstatic “Look, Mommy, a blue fish!” from our little Rocco and we knew we were getting the annual pass. We had a great time watching all the kids’ delight seeing the dolphins leap in the air and peering at the “scuba divers” and tropical fish in the 30,000 gallon tanks. I knew my husband was even feeling it when he bought the stuffed dolphin for our son because “he really wants it”…even though Rocco was calling it a shark. If Rocco had this much fun there, I see a trip to Atlantis in our near future. If you’re in Miami with kids, I’d suggest heading there…especially if they’re 5 as they’ll be old enough for the Dolphin Encounter. Here are a few shots from the day…

The Flipper Dolphin Show

Rocco & Mommy

Rocco & Daddy

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