Mote Aquarium, Sarasota

When t was grey and rainy we checked out the Mote marine laboratory and aquarium in Sarasota which was only a 30 minute drive from our hotel

The jelly fish in a special tank were really beautiful

At one tank Mia could touch shells

 At another tank she could touch horse shoe crabs

 She could listen to the sea shells

 and touch sting rays

In another tank there were two manatees

 We also saw dolphin Moonshine who was rescued with a major sunburn from a beach

After the aquarium we checked out the beach on Siesta Key which was votes the best in the USA a few years back. On a foggy day with light drizzle it had is own beauty

 Then we discovered a sea food place with an happy hour for oysters. Ji was very pleased