It is small, but it's also free (though donations are much appreciated), it has a "touch tank" for little hands to dig in to and get grimy, and every employee really know what he or she is talking about which is a nice change of pace from some of the larger aquariums.
Plus there is plenty of other stuff to do in Woods Hole for the day, watch the boats at the harbor, play on the enormous playground next to the church, get a delicious lunch, watch the tourists scramble to try and make their Vineyard ferry on time, tripping over their luggage and yelling at their kids. Ok, enough of my Woods Hole commercial, back to my point (is there one?).
We took Bellerina to see the seals outside the aquarium, and I spent my time standing next to her saying "Look look, there is a seal! Look at the seal swim! He's in a huuuuuge bathy-bath! Wow another seal!", generally acting the fool and explaining this large marine animal to her.
What did Bellerina do?
Pointed at every car that went by and said "cah", and wanted to know every other child's name for a 20 foot radius (there were a lot).
Did she look at the seal? I don't think so. But some day I will tell her that when she was 1 we took her to see some seals. And she irritated Mommy by ignoring them.
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