An Incredible Experience

[Alysser]

I haven't been posting much but over this weekend I took a short road trip to Georgia, particularly the Atlanta area. We pre-bought tickets to the aquarium, but while on the website I saw an interactive experience with the Beluga Whales being advertised and it seemed WELL worth it. So, despite the fact that I shouldn't be spending extra money, I paid for it and even purchased ALL the photos they take throughout the whole session. Basically, you get to go into a training session with the Beluga whales, pet them, and things like that. Additionally, you get to meet the harbor seals. I thought I'd share some pics with you of the experience.


This was Qinu, she was not fully grown yet at 4 years old. She was gorgeous.



This is Beethoven, he's a 20 year old 3000 pound male. You can tell how much bigger he is then Qinu.



More pics of Beethoven...yes, he splashed me.

I have a few more!

[Alysser]

As an additional bonus we got to meet the harbor seals...OMG they were ADORABLE. I got to pet Floyd. He was soooo cute.


Just look at the face....

Despite being by myself, my group was so much fun and everyone was really nice. Overall it was an incredible experience and of course it just makes me want to work with Marine mammals even more...we will see what happens with that LOL.

We also went to Stone Mountain, which was really neat and beautiful:

Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis.

And this was hiking down stone mountain, that was quite the adventure in itself. It was beautiful though! I really love Georgia.

[Karen]

Wow, what a cool experience! Looks like it was worth every penny!

[mon]

Amazing! Thanks

[chocolatepuppy]

That looks like a great experience Alyssa! Thanks for sharing!

[Freedom]

Oh my goodness, I am SO Jealous! What a fantastic opportunity!!!

I am surprised you were able to get in so easily. The "swim with the dolphins" tour in Florida requires you to sign up almost 6 months in advance, it is so popular.

I can perfectly understand you spending the money for this, and getting all the photos they took. I am so excited that you got to do this!! And the harbor seals as well? Super!!!

I've never heard of Stone Mountain so that was great to see. Thank you for sharing all your fun time with us.