Newport Aquarium Mermaids 06 01 2025

The mermaids were on display and we got there in time to see one getting lifted out of the tank by a SCUBA MAN and then saw one getting plunked in. She made love hearts at my kids which was pretty neat.

Mermaid Evac
We rushed to the aquarium with poor planning to just barely see the end of the Mermaids. We went straight for the corral tunnel to check out the last scheduled mermaid just in time to see this one getting taken out of the tank. I joked with the kids that this was Prince Eric taking her back to the kingdom to sign some tax papers and royal decrees.

Mermaid 2
Then the SCUBA MAN brought this Mermaid into the water. She swam around and made love hearts at my kids and it was pretty neat.

Mermaid photo op
Near the beginning of the Aquarium there was a mermaid doing photos with the kids. That wasn't that cool...you want to see mermaids trapped in a tank with HUGE FISH.

Cute lizard thing
After we saw the mermaid swimming around a while we headed back to the beginning and started checking everything out. Here's a cute lizard of some kind.

Big fish
Look at this BIG FISH.

GIANT ENEMY CRAB
Look at this giant gross crab.

Wiggly guy
This fish was cute and VERY WIGGLY.

Real big fish
This fish was huge. I would name him Stuart. If you go to the Newport Aquarium say hi to Stuart for me.

Starfish
Here are some starfish.

MY kids looking at a lizard
My kids are checking out this cute lizard.

Puff fish
This cute little puffer fish came up to the glass and tried to give me as smooch with its kissy lips.

Crawdad
We saw this little crawdad.

Blue Lobster
We also spotted this blue lobster guy.

Eastern Hellbender
Eastern Hellbender!

Laundry basket
No one could tell me why there was a laundry basket in the aquarium. But me, I knew the truth, this thing is full of dirty coconut and clamshell bras.

TURTLE FIGHT
These turtles kept nipping at eachother. I'm not sure if it was a fight or turtle flirting.

European cuttlefish
This is a European Cuttlefish.

Axolotl
This is my sons favorite animal the Axolotl.

Tomato toad
This little feller is called a Tomato Toad. I think.

Kids checking out the jellyfish
MY kids were checking out these awesome jellyfish.

Axolotl ball
This was a really cool Axolotl ball. It was in the $10 and below bin but not individually priced. I bet it was $9.99.

Those were the highlights of our trip to catch a glimpse of some mermaids!

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