Saturday afternoon discovery voyage. Definitely got a thumbs up from the kids, both of whom asked, independently, if we could do it again.
For me, the coolest part was the mud grab. They used a big claw to scoop mud from the bottom of the bay, spread it out in some mesh-topped tables, sprayed it down with water, and looked at what they found. Lots of interesting animals and shells.
There was also a microscope display of plankton in the water they had pulled up, and an entertaining session identifying fish with a dichotomous guide. The time passed very quickly.
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Was this the sailing trip in the bay? were there discussion about the oil spill and the impact on wild life?
Sounds like a lot of fun indeed.
Yes, it was. There was a little discussion of the oil spill, although no oil was visible where we were. The main impact for our purposes seemed to be the extremely small amount of plankton that was in the water samples we looked at.
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