Amazing Animals!

Yesterday was an amazing day for us because of all the creatures that we got to see, hear, and even touch. After school, we went to the fishing research center to visit a touch tank. The touch tank is basically a tank filled with ocean water (very cold) and animals that would be found in a tidepool. I got to hold starfish, sea cucumbers, and other cool critters. I will post some pictures later. I touched a sea anemone and felt its sticky tenticles. We also saw some big fish and an octopus. Later that night, our host dad took us (just the girls staying with him) for a boat ride. It was 37 degrees outside and we froze. We all wore our pretty rainboats. We saw about 20 sea lions sitting on a dock. We got kind of close and they started barking at us and a few even jumped in the water at us. They weren't too happy. I took a few pictures and a cool video of them. We also saw tons of Bald Eagles. They are everywhere here... sitting on lightpoles and flying through the air. Out in a kelp forest, we saw three sea otters. It was awesome to see all these animals that we do not get to see in Indiana. I will post pictures as soon as I can so check back soon!