Saturday, September 27, 2014

Twenty Ninth Stop: The Reef


 What an adventure!  Don't need your seat belts for this one, but you do need some waterproof boots.  I got to go on an amazing adventure with my kiddo's mom, sister, and brother.  It was far better than anything I have ever seen...  We were in a life size endless aquarium, ( the tides leftovers) ~ To see these wonderful creatures in their natural habitat is truly indescribable. 

     It may be pitch dark outside, but a head lamp and a flashlight lit up the world of these sea life creatures...The colors of the rainbow, and then some.  It was so beautiful!  Seeing sea anemones , some I have seen before and some I have not...Star fish the size of dinner plates.  I felt like a little kid in an aquarium touching and playing with everything.  The aquarium never ended and there was a new adventure around every rock.  

       One of the main reasons why we had gone out there was to find an amazing creature called a "badarkie".  A badarkie is a sea urchin that is found on the reef and is a staple food source here.  I will keep you all posted once I try them... And I am looking forward to trying them.
   



The best badarkie teacher around. 



Starfish and sea anemones.

Sea anemones.


Starfish!



Badarkies!   
                              




 

2 comments:

  1. Sounds like that is a lot of fun. Good for you for being brave enough to try eating that. Goodness knows I never would. You are up to all kinds of adventures. I am living vicariously through you. :D We just experienced a 30 rain storm here in Fresno (6am-630am). When I heard it, I honestly thought the puppy was peeing in the house. Guess that means we really needed rain. It still isn't cold enough for sweaters yet. So seeing you in a hoodie makes me a little jealous. <3

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  2. I saw all the posts on fb. That is so great. We need rain... really bad. The world depends on it. I love me a sweatshirt. I am trying to send rain and good weather your way.. just not working yet. Hope all is well!! HUG.

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