Great Big Fishies...

Sunday was a busy day in Gatlinburg!

We had breakfast with Mamaw and Papaw before they left for home.

Then, it was off to the Aquarium!

We were very excited to see the new penguin exhibit!
Daddy, Mommy and Waverly made our way straight there so we could see the Penguins get fed.

There was a whole colony of African penguins. These little guys and gals are warm-weathered penguins, so they had indoor and outdoor play areas. We watched them eat their breakfast and Waverly loved being right up on the glass to see them!

The penguin exhibit was Mommy's favorite. There was a glassed area to see them swimming underneath your feet as you walked by. Plus, you could see the penguins swimming in their big tank and playing on the rocks.
Check out these neat videos from the Ripley's page.
PenguinPlayhouse

After playing with the penguins, we back tracked through the aquarium to see all the sights!
Waverly loved the giant jellies!

See?


This jelly liked her, too!

She put her hand to the glass and the big fella came right over to investigate!

Da-dum, Da-dum...

Guess what's up next???

Check out the JAWS on this baby!

Daddy said he didn't want to have to pay the dentist bill for this one!

It was a little disorienting to be on the moving sidewalk, watching the fish and sharks through the acrylic tunnel. You really feel like you are under water!

Waverly wasn't so sure about it, but she just held on to Mom and remained on the lookout!

She really liked the giant sea turtle that swam overhead, but check out the great big sharks approaching us from behind! Yikes!

At least Waverly was keeping an eye out!

Waverly kept pointing to the fish, just to tell us "Fish". Up until now,

the only fish I know of she's seen has been goldfish crackers!

A little break for some Dippin' Dots!

We also watched the sting rays have lunch, too!

That was an awesome display, with several different kinds of sting rays and all different sizes. There were some huge sting rays! The divers hand-fed them while the sting rays swarmed all around. It was really amazing to see these gentle giants!

After checking out the giant crabs, we were ready to pack it in!

Waverly had so much fun at the aquarium, she was ready for a giant nap!