10-26-16 Day 2 Aquarium and Farmers Market

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Wed 10-26-16  Aquarium and Farmers Market.

We went to the Chattanooga Aquarium. It is unique in that it has two buildings one for fresh water and one for salt water. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. The Atlanta Aquarium was fabulous but this one may have outdone the Atlanta one because of the fresh water.  We never Knew there were so many unique fresh water fish. The paddle fish is found in the lakes of the Tennessee River.  I don’t know what I would do if I pulled one of those up on the line. We spent most the day there. It is worth going to.

Paddlefish found in the waters and lakes of the Tennessee River.
Paddlefish found in the waters and lakes of the Tennessee River.

img_3748 img_3754Fresh Water Sting Rays

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Silly Penguin was peaking at us.
Silly Penguin was peaking at us.
These Jelly Fish were mesmerizing to watch.
These Jelly Fish were mesmerizing to watch.
I never knew Catfish could be so pretty.
I never knew Catfish could be so pretty.
We got to watch divers fee the large Sting Rays. Very cool animals.
We got to watch divers fee the large Sting Rays. Very cool animals.

We took the bus to the other end of the city for the Farmers Market. They have one on Wednesdays from 4-7 so people can go after work.  We were disappointed due to the high prices and limited produce. We ended up not buying anything. Squash were $5 and $6 and they were little.  No thanks. I must say; we have been spoiled by Muskegon’s Farmer’s Market.  It is truly the best we have been to. I don’t know if I will be satisfied with any Farmer’s Market after having access to it all summer.

On the way back to the bus stop, we came across a store called Estate of Confusion.  It basically was a junk yard but had unique items.  My Pinterest mind was going crazy.  We walked and explored building after building and never saw anyone there.  About the time we were going to leave the owner showed up.  His response to seeing us was “Oh I forgot to lock the front door again” He told us a story where he had a woman come in once a day for a week and had a pile of things she wanted to purchase.  On the seventh day, he showed up after being on vacation.  He had left his store door open for a whole week.

We did a lot of walking and by the time we got back to the boat we were ready to chill. We ate on the boat and slept well.

Thanks for reading.

Karen and Scott

Unique Random Pic of the Day:

We were walking along a path in the woods and found the figurine tucked in the roots of this tree.
We were walking along a path in the woods and found the figurine tucked in the roots of this tree.

2 thoughts on “10-26-16 Day 2 Aquarium and Farmers Market”

  1. The aquarium sounds neat. We’ll have to give it a visit on one of our travels through there.

    1. Plan to spend a few days. There are lots of fun things to do there.

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