{"id":19323,"date":"2025-11-01T21:27:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/?p=19323"},"modified":"2025-11-01T21:27:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T01:27:07","slug":"october-travels-aquariums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/notreally\/archives\/19323","title":{"rendered":"October Travels: Aquariums"},"content":{"rendered":"

My dad always had aquariums.<\/p>\n

When I was little, there were tropical fish, but later, after Brian and I were both grown, he got his first salt-water tank. Brian took that when we sold my parent’s house, and several of the fish my dad had bought survived Brian’s move to South Carolina.<\/p>\n

Which is a long way of saying that aquariums make me think of my dad.<\/p>\n

I had my own tropical fish for a while, but our house is small, and when Grandmom moved in, the fishtank (and a lot of other stuff) had to go to make space.<\/p>\n

I never got another tank, even when we had room. They take maintenance, and I’m a little too lazy, which is why I love visiting aquariums when we travel. No work on my part, plus the kinds of creatures I enjoy watching you can’t have in a home tank anyway.<\/p>\n

So this trip was planned around two aquariums: Mystic Aquarium<\/a>, and Adventure Aquarium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mystic Aquarium<\/a> was the first we visited, and I found I really enjoyed walking around Mystic. (And eating all the fresh seafood.)<\/p>\n

Because I am terrible at paying attention to details, we discovered that much of Mystic Aquarium is outdoors. <\/p>\n

And it was raining that morning.<\/p>\n

I took very few pictures there, although I of course got some of my favorites.<\/p>\n

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