The tiny village of Woods Hole.
Home to the famous oceanographic institute… where you can visit, but can’t park your car.
Also home to a drawbridge….
And some wonderfully odd ships popping out of nowhere.
Our original plan was to visit the institute but when we realized we’d have to park downtown and walk ( in a 20 degree wind chill, after just hiking the Knob in a 20 degree wind chill) we opted for the aquarium instead.
I’d read it was small and didn’t get my hopes up…
But they actually had a large diversity of marine life….
As well as some fascinating exhibits.
No, not all the fish were pretty.
But it’s the weirdos I like best anyway.
Like this fellow….
And his large friend.
Pardon all the background noise, it was rather crowded the day we went.
Did anyone else realize loggerhead turtles were so freakin’ big?
Here’s someone you don’t want to step on accidentally.
This next guy looks my husband’s grumpy uncle.
Imagine having that stare at you across the Christmas dinner table every year.
Fish scales can be counted like tree rings?
Another thing I didn’t know.
I was beyond thrilled they had Lion Fish.
They’re my favorite!
Okay, yes.
They’re poisonous as hell and would just as soon kill you as look at you…
But aren’t they grand?
I mean come on…
Wouldn’t you risk a little venom…
To sidle up next to one of these beauties?
River's world..... 
The grumpy one looks like Edgar G. Robinson…
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My husband’s uncle… or the fish?
Because I’ll agree to both.
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I meant the fish, see? If you give me any more lip, it’ll be curtains, understand… curtains, see…
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Still sounds like the the uncle…
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“Wouldn’t you risk a little venom…”
No.
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Oh, come on..
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Your photos are gorgeous. Some of the fish, not so much– but you captured their inner beauty I’m sure. I like the places you visit.
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Inner beauty. Yes….
Sometimes you just have to search a little harder for it.
😉
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I love looking for the dork fishes in an aquarium.
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Wouldn’t you risk a little venom…To sidle up next to one of these beauties?<—-You first.
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Beautiful.
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Counting fish scales is something I didn’t know. How cool.
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I know…. right? Who woulda thunk it.
😊
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Fun shot, River. I can’t take my eyes off that turtle!
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Seeing one up close makes you realize their true size. Impressive!
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I don’t know what that thing is (with the steering wheel) your hubby has his hand on, but you’re lucky it wasn’t for sale, or he’d now be the proud owner of a….thing.
And you know what that means: the need for MORE STORAGE SPACE!
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It’s the ships wheel of the institute’s research vessel he was reading about. And yes, I’m very glad it was bolted down!
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Lion fish are a delicacy here in upper scale restaurants cooked by 5 star chefs–they are delicious and I haven’t heard of anyone dying from eating one in a restaurant.
Of course people who show 5 million rock pictures and only 3 food pictures should be careful eating Lion Fish–they talk among themselves, first in ocean, then tanks then is restaurant kitchens!! Just saying……
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Whaaaat?
Floridians eat my favorite fish!
Shame on you…
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Well you eat my favorite chickens and cows so it is only fair!
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Impressive photos and video of the fish! Too bad they can’t read your blog post praising their beauty; might turn their perpetual grumpy frowns into smiles.
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They don’t know what they’re missing.
Which is probably a good thing.
😉
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I am totally cool with the staff taking all the risk of being around the venomous fish. Beautiful exhibits, I love the colors.
For the record, though, I thought Massachusetts was the place where you can visit, but can’t park your car.
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Technically Cape Cod is Massachusetts, so… yes. We had to park what felt like a mile away and hoof it in.
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