With a three-day weekend ahead of us, we decided to spend Sunday down in Galveston. We hadn't been since last June, and January is always a nice, quiet time for a visit to the island. We left home shortly after 9am and arrived at Moody Gardens just after opening.
The boys get in free to one attraction with their good grades, so we chose to visit the newly renovated aquarium. The aquarium doesn't disappoint. We saw penguins, sea lions, sharks, and fish galore. The penguins are a highlight and we were there in time for the 11am feeding.
Yep, Henry is taller than a penguin!
We took advantage of all the touch ponds. We even got to touch the moon jellies, which are much firmer than I would have expected. Touching the bat rays is always fun too.
The aquarium was fun, but next time, we'll go back to the Rainforest Pyramid, as it's been years since we've been there.
After visiting the aquarium, we headed to our new favorite restaurant, the Mosquito Cafe. The food is so good there! Then we hit our favorite local shops -- Galveston Coffee Roasters, Galveston Bookshop, and LaKing's Confectionery. We came home with pounds of coffee, four new books and a couple of bags of taffy.
We were there in time for the 1pm taffy pull.
Galveston is one of our favorite spots for a quick getaway and we can't wait to get back!
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