wth?

something ate my CLOTHES LINE!!!
bernie found it in pieces on the driveway
HUH?

there was no food on it
no oil
nothing
so wtf?

i suspect a squirrel but why?
it doesn't make sense to me
so he's all like 'i am going out NOW in the rain to put it up'

and i am all like ' you can't, cause first off it's RAINING..........and second we have to buy a new line........that one is chewed in pieces remember?'

oye

ok the aquarium
well it wasn't worth 50 bucks to get in.......with 10 bucks parking
and one little hamburger, a cup of fries, a cup of fruit salad, a water and an apple juice should NOT be 19.00

nope

now as to the exhibits
the best one was the deep sea tank
there was a HUGE and umungus clear windown into the tank
pretty much from top to bottom
with seats to sit and watch
and we sat and we watched
that was amazing
there were shark, and rays, and i think tuna
and a hammerhead
and a ton of other stuff in there


now a couple of bad things did happen
i forgot the map
i forgot my regular glasses and had to wear my sunglasses
i forgot the camera

and a couple of bad things about the aquarium
in the deep sea tank there was one fish that looked like it had swim bladder issues
and always was on it's side.........since it was one of the schooling fish....NONE of whom were swimming sidesways.....we think there was a problem

the penguins were just sitting in the sun

the harbor seal was alone and just swimming around

the hippo's looked to me cramped and crowded

the other cool things were the Bahamian pintailed ducks
I LOVED THEM

and the reef tanks

LOVED THEM TOO

the people that worked at the aquarium seems bored teenagers hired for the summer
no one was really friendly or informative
we got the impression that they'd rather we not be there

they didn't seem all that concerned about the animals.....nor were they knowledgeable

some of the hands on exhibits (non animal ones) were broken
and some areas of the decor was worn and stained and shabby

which upset me

i couldn't see the frogs well as they were at my knee level
i could understand the kids being happy but couldn't they have had stuff also at adult eye level?

in the rotunda there was a great fish mobile that was moving
it was wonderful, but had a few broken areas

and it is also in a very bad area of camden
however the waterfront complex itself is not bad
and a lot of police visible there

we saw a 4 masted sailing ship across the harbor in philly
we wanted to go there

now i realize that camden isn't sea world
but the shark tunnel could have been a bit longer.......

if they had a picnic area allowed/encouraged it would have been better
and if they would clean the dust off the pipes it would have been better

i would also have loved to see one huge reef set up as well
cause the deep sea tank was great
and they needed that shark tank so they could do the shark tunnel

but in addition a very large central reef tank with the smaller reef tanks would have put that habitat in context

the ducks were THE BEST
(i got splashed by fishies in that tank and was wet all the way home)

so it was ok but it was not as good as i hoped

and bernie was pissed off all the way home cause i forgot the map

i liked the sitting by the deep sea window
really i would go back i think off season for that