Last week I went to Blogalicious Build Your Own Empire in Baltimore. The conference was just as amazing as I imagined, but more on that later. Before I got busy empire building I spent some time with my mom, aunt and cousin. We headed over to the Baltimore Aquarium. I have been to Maryland many many times to visit family but this was my first time to the aquarium. The things I saw were amazing. Some were beautiful others were not. Some were huge, others were barely larger than microscopic. Some were familiar others were completely foreign. The one thing they all had in common was that I have no desire to ever invade their space.
Here are some of the highlights.
We saw a dolphin training. It was cool how they mimicked what the trainers did. I did feel bad that they cannot swim around free. Honestly, I would rather they be free in the ocean than doing tricks for training sessions.
Dolphins! Checking out the aquarium before #BYOE15 tomorrow. A video posted by Arlett (@chasingjoy) on Sep 10, 2015 at 12:09pm PDT
They were huge. The "small" one weighted over 300lbs.
And more Dolphins A video posted by Arlett (@chasingjoy) on Sep 10, 2015 at 12:26pm PDT
I have a general fear of things that have many legs or tentacles. So while the jelly fish and octopus were interesting to see behind glass they still skived me out. Obviously I opted not to touch the jelly fish in the interactive open tank.
Jelly Fish! They kind of freak me out. A photo posted by Arlett (@chasingjoy) on Sep 10, 2015 at 3:56pm PDT
It was amazing to see all of the different forms of life in our waters.
A photo posted by Arlett (@chasingjoy) on Sep 10, 2015 at 12:56pm PDT
The fact is what I saw at the aquarium is just a small sampling of all that resides in the deep. As a matter of fact there are depths that have not even been explored yet. I will keep my feet firmly planted on land or in shallow water that I can see through. I will reserve checking out marine life discoveries through glass at the aquarium.
Have you been to the Baltimore National Aquarium? Is there an aquarium in your town? Have you ever touched a jelly fish.
