Too Many Pictures (Again)

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The other day we found a flyer for the Seymour Marine Discovery Center. Having lived here for over 40 years, you'd think we'd have heard of it. I guess there's always new things to see and do.

Situated on a gorgeous campus, it's located right on the ocean at the northern edge of Sana Cruz proper.

Outside the main facility
is the complete skeleton
of a blue whale.

It beached itself just north of here
some 30 years ago.
Now that it has a new home,
other species have moved in.

Here's a whale of a tale.
Or a tale of a whale.

Inside the center,
there are lots of exhibits,
but my favorite place was the tanks.

In the tanks,
my favorite was this little octopus.

Today I learned
that I don't know how to take pictures
through glass . . .

I know that there are settings I could have used,
but not knowing what they are,
I ended up having to fix these in the computer.

Both Terry and I
spent close to an hour watching this guy,
he was really active.

They also have a huge tank of jellyfish.

And some of the most beautiful anemones
I've ever seen.

I could look at these forever.

They're like ballet dancers,

or hula dancers,
swaying in the breeze.

As always,
you can click on any image
for a larger version.

As we were leaving,
we made a quick trip
through the gift shop.
Lovely glass . . .

These glow in the dark!
If I wasn't getting rid of everything,
one of these would have come home with me.

We finished the day
with a walk along the cliffs,

then my allergies kicked in,
and we had to come home.

This is what I felt like,
with my eyes all swollen shut.

In spite of my allergies, we had a great day. The admission to the center is only $4 for seniors, a great way to spend an afternoon.