We flew to Atlanta on the 23rd and stayed overnight at a nice hotel overlooking the Atlanta Aquarium. It was a beautiful day, temperatures in the 60's and an amazing sky. We enjoyed a walk through the park and a delicious dinner at Legal Seafood.....the best crab cake since we moved away from the Chesapeake Bay.
And then, on Thanksgiving morning, we went to the aquarium to go swimming with the whale sharks! On my "bucket list" and what a fantastic experience. We love to snorkel and have been lucky enough to look down at fish in many places throughout the Caribbean. We've seen parrot fish, rays, sea turtles, yellow tangs, pufferfish, barracuda, squid, eels....and so many more I can't remember.
But to be in the main tank at the aquarium with four huge whale sharks was simply amazing. And giant manta rays doing ballet moves around us, the school of jacks enveloping me for a moment, the sea turtle exploring the bottom of the tank way below us.....it was just mesmerizing. I have to admit that when we first started to swim, following the dive master, I started weeping into my mask. I was just so excited! But I quickly realized that I would not be able to see the fish very well if I didn't get myself under control.....so managed to stop.
Turning 70 while swimming with sharks.....this birthday will be hard to top!
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