First, Steve and I relived our first (dating) anniversary by going to Parker's Lighthouse for dinner. I didn't actually remember that he'd taken me there on our first anniversary... but he did... anyway...
Walking to the aquarium after dinner, with the Christmas lights still up in the harbor:
Touring the aquarium at night was awesome. The lights were low and the crowd was light. Perfect conditions for me. Not so great for pictures, though, so please forgive the less than ideal lighting to come.
It also seemed that some of the fish were more active. This giant sea bass was staring at me and actually swimming around to follow our movements:
Perhaps he thought I looked tasty.
I thought the king crab looked delicious myself:
Steve and I pondered whether it was odd to pay to marvel at the fabulous sea creatures at the aquarium after eating them at the restaurant. Anyway...
Here I am checking out more fish:
Impressively full tropical tank:
Steve petting a shark in the dark (in the Dr. Seuss portion of our tour):
It's pretty difficult to see what's happening in this picture, but it's Steve pointing at a tiny tank that most people overlooked. That tank was, of course, full of sea sponges:
One of the coolest things at the Aquarium of the Pacific is the touch tank for jellyfish. You actually are allowed to (gently) pet moon jellies, which is something I'd never seen offered before. It was really cool. So, naturally, we didn't get a picture of it.
For some reason, I've really started to enjoy aquariums as I've gotten older. I'd probably become a member if we lived closer to one (Monterey Bay Aquarium is still a bit of a drive to do often enough to be cost effective). We'll definitely go back to the Aquarium of the Pacific the next time we need something to do in Long Beach.
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