Newport Aquarium

After thanksgiving with the fam we had to find something to do so we loaded up the car and headed to Newport. This aquarium is one of the best we have seen and well worth the long drive with the annoying kids all the way to Newport. …

Today was devoted to discovering marine life. From cruising the ocean in a 50-foot boat to touching sea cucumbers at the Newport Aquarium, it was a hands-on, sea-spray in your face sort of day. It was pretty tiring. So we actually fell asleep before we ...

... warm, cold and breezy, dense fog, rain, cold sun, cold foggy rainy gloom.  My brother is working for the Oregon State Aquarium here.  We got to go backstage and see the sharks and Sea Lions close up!  In fact, somewhere here is a pic ...

... (Aquarium of the Pacific).  Its a really fine place to visit, not quite as elaborate or extensive as the Monterey Bay Aquarium, but still with plenty of huge tanks and hundreds of species of fish to occupy your attention for a day.  ...

... , drinking lousy coffee and eating baked tuna sandwiches, yuk! However we did get to see the Three Arch Rocks, the Aquarium, maritime Museum and the Yaquina Lighthouse which overlooks a significant seal and seabird nesting area. So many birds have struck ...

... 5 days. The weather was usually cloudy, foggy, and drizzly, but we spent every waking moment on the beach in Newport, OR (except when we would go to the aquarium to see the whale from Free Willy). One trip we went down it was known as the 'Season of ...

... off to the side while this guy took pictures. Hilarious. There is also a Wax Museum, Undersea Gardens, and the Oregon Coast Aquarium. The aquarium looked like it would have been cool to see however we didn't have time, we had to get to the Rogue ...

... the town is not too touristy. Our CS host Tim took us out of the town and drove with us northwards along the coast. Wow, the Oregon coast is just beautiful! In the afternoon we went to Newport's Aquarium. More sea lions and sea otters. ...

After thanksgiving with the fam we had to find something to do so we loaded up the car and headed to Newport. This aquarium is one of the best we have seen and well worth the long drive with the annoying kids all the way to Newport. ...

This. Place. Is. AWESOME.  My favorite part was maybe the Passages of the Deep shark tunnels, or maybe the jellyfish.  Really wish we could have been there longer. Check out the pictures. ...

... ended with a nature walk around a part of the inner harbor where lots of birds were in their natural habitat. After the aquarium we headed back to the motorhome for lunch but got sidetracked at a funny little marketplace with all kinds of junky stores ...