Pt Pleasant Beach

Today's destination was the New Jersey Shore. I went to Pt. Plesant Beach to Jenkinson's Aquarium. The aquarium, itself, was very small. I could have walked through it in half an hour, so I stretched my time as best I could. It took an hour to drive there, so I felt I had to stay there at least an hour. As small as it was, I really liked it. The atmosphere gave me a kind of homey, huggie feeling -- not sterile like the larger, more commerical aquariums are. I really wish I took more notes on what some of these creatures were, because I just don't remember now. I didn't take pictures of the harbor seals, but I loved their names: Seaquin, Coral, and Luseal

Can you see me now?                                                                                                   What am I? I don't remember, but I have feet.

Diamond backed turtle. One of these pictures was taken with my Sony camera; the other with my iPhone. Can you tell the difference?

Penguins                                                                                                              Egg case from a Whitespotted Bamboo Shark

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Penguin Cam

Pictures of Pt. Pleasant Beach and the Boardwalk

Can you guess what kind of pizza this is? It is not popcorn

9/11

Today is the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in NYC. I went to the shore today and my intent was to take pictures of unusual ways I saw that the American Flag was being flown. I flunked miserably at this attempt. Too many of the flags that I saw were viewed from the Interstate and it is not easy nor safe to stop on an interstate. So instead, here are a few pictures of American Patriotism (the middle picture was not taken today):