Sleeping With The Fishes

Friday afternoon we decided to play tourist in San Francisco and spent some time at Fisherman's Wharf. Among other things, we visited the aquarium at Pier 39 and I was quite impressed. I've been to San Francisco too many times to count and for some reason I've never paid it a visit. I'm sure it wasn't quite like Bryan's aquarium experience but I was impressed even so. It's a fairly small aquarium compared to some of the majors, but it was fascinating. There are clear tunnels that you walk through so the fish are all around you. Name a sea creature and it was likely there. I enjoyed looking at the colors, the shapes, the beautiful and the ugly things growing on the rocks. But I think the thing that interested me the most was how the fish would sleep---on the floor of the tanks; in mid-water; in the greenery---plopped on the leaves like they were pretend and someone had stuck them there; lying sideways on a rock....sometimes they were just lined up on the sand, all in a row, taking a snooze. I don't know why I got such a kick out of that. I guess it's been a long time since I visited an aquarium; I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. You should go visit the one nearest you soon. And if you're ever in San Francisco, go check out the aquarium at Pier 39.