We’d hoped to get an early start
to the day, as we wanted to get to the mainland early. But with 4 kids and an
RV to pack up, early is subjective.
We just missed one ferry so we
parked the truck and RV in the proper lane then took kids to run at a
playground close by. Kids ran around pretending that the ground was an ocean.
Zoey rode her sea horse while the others were fish or fishing.
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| At the ferry playground |
Once onboard the ferry, kids went
to hear a naturalist program while Dale and I drank Cappuccinos. We ran into an
off-duty ship captain who gave us lots of info as well, on where to spot seals
and other wildlife. We didn’t spot much so the kids made themselves happy with
ice cream.
We had 2 museums that we thought
would be great for kids, one a hands-on science museum and the other a space
museum. We decided to go to the science museum first.
The science museum is a 2 story
complex with every kind of puzzle or experiment a person can think of. There
are also exhibits of bugs; cockroaches and pregnant cockroaches, stick insects,
and so on, that kids think are great to see.
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| Cockroaches |
It is a great place because kids
can be let loose and find the things that interest them. We sat and drank
coffee while kids would run past us from one experiment to another. Once in awhile, we’d catch up with one or 2 but usually, it was kids just going back and forth.
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| Puzzles |
Downstairs in the center, there
are demonstrations that go on every so often. Zaya helped a chicken to fly
while Fynn put a marshmallow in a vacuum chamber to show what would happen.
There were demonstrations with raw eggs balanced, bubbles, balloons and so
forth.
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| Zaya helping a chicken to fly |
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| Fynn working with a vacuum chamber |
There is also a great playground next
door to the museum. Kids went on the zip line over and over. We were all
exhausted by the end of the day.
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