The girls enjoyed The Estuarium, but we had to keep an eye on them because Lila almost got swiped by a deep sea diving explorer! (I'm only joking Mom!)
We all took a turn in the old school deep dive equipment...
I can't remember if Wayne said it was okay to include this picture, so get a good look, it may have a very brief appearance on the blog.
All the little girls had a great time learning about the aquatic life of Dauphin Island.
The older girls loved showing Lila new things and it made my heart smile to see Hannah and Leah take such good care of my little Lila.
Lila was really intrigued by the octopus, or maybe it was a squid? Anyway she was interested but wouldn't get too close. We've seen a lot of The Little Mermaid lately, I wonder if she wasn't thinking it would grow really big and mean like Ursula?
The Estuarium was a lot of fun and we enjoyed our picnic snacks on the covered deck watching the boats go by and pelicans flying around. It was great! And there was an oil rig right off in the distance that was really cool to learn about!
Our next stop was the Historic Fort Gaines, but we didn't stay long... it was too HOT!
Fort Gaines has a rich history taking part in the Civil War, Spanish-American conflict, World Wars I and II, and is currently being used by the Coat Guard to take part in crash rescue boat operations.
Dauphin Island proved to be both fun and fascinating! I really wanted to spend some time at the beach there but Emily's cast would have hampered that fun a bit, so next time we're hitting the beach!
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