Re: NANFA-- Seattle visit

njz (njz_at_clevelandmetroparks.com)
Fri, 29 Aug 2003 18:28:42 -0400

Thanks for the written tour! Sounds like 10 days won't be enough. I'll be
sure to let you know how we do.

Nick Zarlinga

"If we ignore nature.....maybe it'll go away."

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2003 2:30 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Seattle visit

> At 11:13 PM 8/28/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >Anyone on the list from Seattle or Vancouver? My wife and I are heading
up
> >there the first part of October and I might have some time I need to
kill.
>
> Nick, I assume you're talking about Vancouver BC.
>
> It'll probably rain :-) It's been a beautiful, warm and dry summer but
> that's sure to change by then. Bring light rain gear.
>
> Vancouver Aquarium-- The first thing you'll come to is a large pool. If
> you get there when they open, mist hangs in the cool morning air. It's
> probably raining. Then WHOOOOOOSH! You'll see and hear a misty expulsion
> of air and realize you're standing by an adult orca. It's sad to see that
> magnificent animal confined, but its water is pumped in from nearby
Georgia
> Strait and it's in as natural of an exhibit as you can expect under the
> circumstances. They also have a really nice exhibit of the marine fishes
> of Georgia Strait, among other things.
>
> Seattle-- Seattle Aquarium is okay and my guess you plan to see it. You
> may get lucky and see some adult salmon return to their hatchery because
> that's the right time of the year. You might also enjoy other things like
> the Seattle Underground Tour in the historic district called Pioneer
Square
> (I've done it 3 times; great fun). All along the waterfront of Elliott
Bay
> are touristy places (that's where the aquarium is, too), and there's a
> jewel of a store among them called Ye Olde Curiosity Shop. It sells
> trinkets and souvenirs, but you can also see real shrunken heads, mummies,
> freak animals and other oddities collected from around the world by a
> contemporary of Robert Ripley of Ripley's Believe It or Not fame. It's
> online at http://www.yeoldecuriosityshop.com. Burke Museum at the Univ of
> WA in Seattle is a nice little natural history museum. There is also the
> Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Flight, and others.
>
> Victoria BC-- For the very best natural history museum in the area in my
> opinion, you'll need to spend a day and take a ferry to Victoria on
> Vancouver Island and see the Royal British Columbia Museum. I think you
> may like Victoria, too, and it's small enough you can walk around the
whole
> downtown area and not need to take a car on the ferry.
>
> Good restaurants and shopping are everywhere in downtown Seattle and
> Vancouver (especially the Robson Street area). Hope that helps!
>
> --
> Jay DeLong
> Olympia, WA

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