
It's a little strange to watch Shark Week in the midwest. We usually find ourselves along the shores of the ocean during this time of the year, making Shark Week even more pertinent to our survival while on vacation.
Two vacations ago, we visited the Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida - home of renowned shark scientist, Eugenie Clarke, one of my favorite scientists, ever. It was shark week while we visited the aquarium and it was good times.
I've even been lucky enough to get to see sharks in person - in other words, in their natural environment. A couple of years back while snorkeling in the Cayman Islands, we came upon a reef where a few nurse sharks lie sleeping in the early afternoon. It was a wonderful scene, looking down on the sharks seeing them the same way I would if I was showing a National Geographic video in my classroom.
This week, I get to see all the sharks I want every night. You'll understand if I don't answer your calls or respond to your texts, right?
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I love the Mote Marine Aquarium! We went there twice on Sarasota vacations.
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