Florida Trip Day 2 - Newport, Kentucky

Day two of our trip we got up and headed across the street from the Travel Lodge for breakfast on the Levee. Newport is just across the river from Cinncinnati, OH. It is a pretty place. Below you will see Jordan heading to the stairs that take you onto the Levee. We had breakfast at Mrs. Fields. The boys loved it and when we finished eating, we headed for the Aquarium that had just opened.

Above is a tiger shark. The boys both enjoy sea creatures and were amazed to see all of them together in one spot. Neither of them had ever been to an aquarium before. They have been to Marineland in Niagara Falls, but this was a new experience.

All of the creatures were so very interesting. Above is a sea horse. It's not the greatest photo in the world, but we were taking all of these through glass. Many have reflections, but some do not.

There were hundreds of species of fish and even the natural habitat the Aquarium had created was interesting.


Jordan was amazed at the size of this turtle shell. Brandon has studied turtles and told Jordan that they can get much bigger than this. It was interesting to listen to their conversation about all they were seeing. This big guy was interesting to watch. The boys spent quite a bit of time at the turtle exhibit. They both love turtles.

More turtles. These are a different species. These ones were vividly striped dark green and a kind of greenish yellow. They were the most active turtles in the tanks.

We all enjoyed watching the sharks. This is a very small one. When Dwight and I were there a few years ago, they had a giant Great White. It wasn't there this time. Either it died or has been moved to another aquarium. These creatures are very interesting but I wouldn't want to meet one that wasn't behind glass.

Here are the boys watching the jelly fish. What fascinating creatures they are, but it's very hard to get a photo of them. If you look closely, you can see them in the tank.

A large shark and some small fish. We did see a shark eat some fish in one of the tanks. There are a vast range of fish species in all tanks at the Aquarium.

It's hard to believe that Brandon is going on 6 feet tall and he is only 12. Both boys enjoyed having their picture taken so close to this shark.

At ten, Jordan is quite a bit shorter, but has grown quite a bit in the past year.

The Aviary was interesting with a wide range of bird species from all over the world. They were beautiful. This one was so brightly colored, but it was hard to get photos of them. They move around so quickly. I did manage this one but the quality isn't good.

Penguin Encounters was the last stop before the gift shop and exit. The boys both like penguins. Brandon did a project on Emperor Penguins last year and was thrilled to see them up close. Again, it was hard getting a good photo because of the glass, but this exhibit was awesome. We even saw penguins sliding into the water for a bit of swimming fun.

We had a great time at the Newport Aquarium. We entered just after opening at 10am and left at 1pm. We then headed for a very unique lunch experience for the boys. I'll tell you about it tomorrow and post a couple of photos.

Thanks for stopping by and joining me on our first day of vacation. Maybe later today I will post for Green Thumb Sunday. ~Blessings, Mary~