Mikey wrote:
Also, yesterday was our trip to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. The kids were able to touch stingrays, cownose rays, bamboo sharks, smooth dogfish, sea stars, a sea cucumber, prawns, moon jellies, and a giant isopod. There was a walk-through glass tunnel through a tank with silky sharks, nurse sharks, shark rays (aka bowmouth guitarfish,) black-tipped sharks, and some sand sharks, and there was even a giant pacific octopus. My daughter also surveyed the seals and proceeded to lecture me about sexual dimorphism in pinnipeds. The family of Eagles fans nearby got scared and hurried away.
Most joyously of all, you survived a trip to Camden....
"All this has happened before --"
"But it doesn't have to happen again. Not if we make up our minds to change. Take a different path. Right here, right now."
There is only one way of avoiding the war – that is the overthrow of this society. However, as we are too weak for this task, the war is inevitable. -L. Trotsky, 1939
Teaos wrote:Sounds like asweet cruise Ian, sounds like a few sea days though.
BTW, Ian - what parts/attractions of NYC are you planning to visit? Three days is little enough time in the Big Apple that you'll have to pick and choose your destinations.
So far we've only booked for the Statue of Liberty. Beyond that we've no idea. We did look at trying a night flight over the city in a helicopter, but they don't do them any more.
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:Not gonna much get into this, but... I just love it when the darker side of my family comes to light and shame fills me.
My wife just found out that her great-great-grandfather - a Leni Lenape headman - was hanged for horse-thieving. When my dad's father was drafted by Austria-Hungary during WWI, his wealthy and influential cousing made some calls and presto - drafted into an office... first lieutenant, I believe. Well, eventually some questions were asked, and my grand-dad beat for the U.S. of A.
I can't stand nothing dull
I got the high gloss luster
I'll massacre your ass as fast
as Bull offed Custer