Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Aquarium of the Lakes

Not bad. Though I went mainly to see the local saltwater fish there was some interesting other stuff - cave and South American fish, otters, reptiles, creepy crawlies etc.

Overall the fish looked pretty healthy (wasn't sure about a few of the freshwater ones in the walk-through tank). The shoreline discovery bit was all good and educational. The highlight could have been the large sea fish. A large shallow ~3ft deep open tank contained conger, cod, catshark, thornback ray (wonderful), and a ballan wrasse but unfortunately it was difficult to see these comfortably because the glass faced narrow and busy walkway that led to the exit. I think it was overpriced - and I really like fish and sea-life! We paid GBP 8.75 each, plus 3.00 GBP car parking.

[The lakes, and many of the rivers, looked really inviting - must take snorkel kit (at least) to the Lake District next time.]

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