Mote is not only an aquarium, but is also a Rescue/Rehab/Release for sea life.....so it's a cool place to visit.
Found the tank with Nemo and Dorie......
This guy looked like he had fangs.....weird
Just cool looking........
Do you see the sea horse....so cool the way he can "blend" into the grass
Cool Crustation.....
Jellyfish.....Wow.
This lobster was HUGE...could have easily fed 4!!!! LOL!!!!
Hello Mr. Eel........
Can you see the 2 fish in the picture?? They both change their colors to blend into their environment so they can hide from predators.....so neat
Maybe you can see this guy better in this picture....
Denny loves the sharks....
Hammerheads......
Baby turtles.......
Hugh and Buffett.....the 2 resident manatees that can't be released back to the environment, were having lunch...
After Mote, we headed down Longboat Key and onto Anna Maria. We stopped at a fav place for lunch...Gulf Drive Cafe...then headed to the Anna Maria Pier
Before walking down the pier I wandered into a store...these 2 signs were just too funny..
The pier was built in 1911...and has been repaired a few times, but has weathered many a storm...
We got there in time to see a guy fishing catch a stingray....cool.
He was nice enough to let many of us get pictures....then he cut it loose
We ejoyed some time at the end of the pier and got back to the car just before the rain came. I tried to get a picture of the rainbow....it was brilliant and lasted a really long time. For a short time we even had a double rainbow....the picture didn't do this justice at all...it was gorgeous.
We took a different drive home and took them back to their condo and headed home. It had been a full fun day.
Hope you guys enjoyed your time....we did.
Have fun in our city...it's amazing.
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