After glass making, our other big outing while at the beach was our trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport. A short and very picturesque drive from Lincoln City, Newport is a fun beach destination in its own right. This trip, however, a quick lunch and an aquarium visit was all we would do there.
One of my favorite aquarium exhibits has to be the jellyfish. Effective lighting makes the contrast in colors just magnificent. Such annoying creatures when swimming with them, observing them in the tank is a completely different story. Such graceful swimmers!
Sea urchins and anemones abounded at the wharf installation.
Help! Giant crabs! I wouldn't want to swim with these guys!
We'd expected that the Aquarium would be an ideal indoor activity on a stormy day. Turns out, though, that 30% of the exhibits are outdoors. Luckily, the rain stopped and stared all afternoon, and we took advantage of the lulls in between showers to check out the animals outside.
The seals and sea lions were especially interesting since we'd just seen them in the wild at Siletz Bay the day before.
Sharks! Babies, yes, but sharks nonetheless...
Couldn't resist snapping this sign's picture on our way out - a sense of humor makes keeping coins out of the stream so much more palatable.
The rain began again, of course, just in time for the drive back. Good thing we enjoyed the scenery on the way there, because the drive back was foggy and miserable. We did stop for a bit of shopping in Depoe Bay. I found a nice shop with a lot of unique gifts. Emily called it an "old lady shop". Guess it wasn't up to her hip, teenage standards. But I liked it... The candy shop was more fun, especially watching the taffy-making process from stretching to wrapping.
Back home at our room we had no power, so played cards and read until the lights came back on. Not a bad way to spend the day together!
One of my favorite aquarium exhibits has to be the jellyfish. Effective lighting makes the contrast in colors just magnificent. Such annoying creatures when swimming with them, observing them in the tank is a completely different story. Such graceful swimmers!
Sea urchins and anemones abounded at the wharf installation.
Help! Giant crabs! I wouldn't want to swim with these guys!
We'd expected that the Aquarium would be an ideal indoor activity on a stormy day. Turns out, though, that 30% of the exhibits are outdoors. Luckily, the rain stopped and stared all afternoon, and we took advantage of the lulls in between showers to check out the animals outside.
The seals and sea lions were especially interesting since we'd just seen them in the wild at Siletz Bay the day before.
This lazy sea otter spent his time just floating contentedly on his back. He felt no need to entertain the visitors anxiously awaiting his tricks.
Back inside, we enjoyed walking through the tunnel of sea life swimming all around us in Passages of the Deep.
Sharks! Babies, yes, but sharks nonetheless...
Couldn't resist snapping this sign's picture on our way out - a sense of humor makes keeping coins out of the stream so much more palatable.
The rain began again, of course, just in time for the drive back. Good thing we enjoyed the scenery on the way there, because the drive back was foggy and miserable. We did stop for a bit of shopping in Depoe Bay. I found a nice shop with a lot of unique gifts. Emily called it an "old lady shop". Guess it wasn't up to her hip, teenage standards. But I liked it... The candy shop was more fun, especially watching the taffy-making process from stretching to wrapping.
Back home at our room we had no power, so played cards and read until the lights came back on. Not a bad way to spend the day together!
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