Wednesday, March 3, 2010

the Octopus goes to Sidney

No, not Australia... although that would be nice! Today, the Car cephalopod and I journey'd to the SHAW Ocean Discovery Centre, in Sidney, BC!

It's an organization set up about a year ago to educate the public about the animals in the surrounding waters of the Island, particularily the Barkley Sound area. Car Cephalopod was welcomed with open arms (no, seriously! We were the ONLY people there, and the staff were REALLY curious as to why I was carrying a stuffed octopus around!) It's a great experience for learning, and seeing cool creatures! We saw a huge whale skull, got up close and personal with Strawberry anenome's, had a fish eye's veiw of the neighbourhood, and had a starring contest with a Pacific Spiney Lumpsucker! (he won) The Wandering Octopus even found his next meal... and a DATE!

We finished the day up with wandering around Sidney: playing around, hanging with pirates, and panning for gold! Finally, with the sun setting, we headed home!