We went to the Aquarium with Brown Owls on Sunday.  And wow, I did not expect to be so enamoured with the penguins!

Suze from Brown Owls is a penguin keeper – how cool is that!  She organised a terrific deal for us and told us all about the penguins.

Each penguin is named, and have particular quirks.  We learned that they really do “sing” to one another (Happy Feet wasn’t all imagination)!

The way that they slide through the water is incredible.  So smooth, so sleek!  And then they pop out looking dry!

For some reason I hadn’t anticipated how close we’d be to them and how much we’d see of their interactions.  Clare had a terrific time moving her hand up and down to one penguin which copied each movement with its beak.

Amazing birds.  And that was just the start of our Aquarium visit!  Fish, amphibians, crustaceans, sharks, stingrays, cuttlefish, and jellyfish.  I love those blobby things too – it’s mesmerising to watch them moving in circles through the water.  Thanks so much to Suze and to Pip for organising our trip!