Its still, as the weathermen say, HHH. High Pressure, Hot, Humid, 3 H’s. I like the heat but I will admit the humidity is starting to wear me out.  The forecast was for a break in the humidity if not the heat so Nancy and I decided to take the kids to the Mystic Aquarium. I was thinking it would be inside so we’d avoid the oppressive outdoors anyway. I’ve never been to Mystic Aquarium so what did I know. I based my opinion on Boston’s Aquarium.

Anyway, quite a bit of Mystic Aquarium is outside and to my way of thinking some of the most unique and best exhibits.

It’s not a bad drive to Connecticut and we made it right on time according to the On Star  directions and that was with several minor traffic back ups.

The Beluga exhibit is right there when you first go through the entrance.

I could have spent the whole visit there even though it was hot and humid. The whales are sometimes called the Canaries of the Sea because of the multiple vocalizations they can make. They did not disappoint us. They blew and chirped and stuck their heads out of the water.

At the observation windows they seemed as fascinated by the humans as we were of them.

Following the path toward the Penguin exhibit we passed the seals & Sea lions.

Then it was decision time, right took us through the “Marsh” on a boardwalk and left took us to the Penguins. The kids made a bee line for the boardwalk and eagerly inspected the duckweed and plants for turtles and frogs.

I really liked the boardwalk. We spotted quite a few creatures once we adjusted our eyes to finding them in the weeds.

We had an audience of 3 little ducks too that added comic relief.

Next up was the Budgie Tent.

Those birds are always fun.

There were cockatoos and other small birds native to Australia as well as the Budgies.

By then It was time for a break and we hadn’t even gotten inside yet!