Trip to the Balimore National Aquarium: Take 1.
No admission but a flat tire and parking fees for hour 1.5 hour trip.
Uncle Lance entertains the kids while the tire is changed.
Shopping:
My favorite store EVER: Ollies Bargain Outlet. Seriously, how could you not love that guy, look at him! We always find lots of books and other cheap good stuff here. It's a must visit on every trip to MD, even though it's actually in Delaware. I hope they build one here some day. We also went to some salvage shop in Preston, MD where we found a few little trinkets. I bought a Bake Pops pan and was amazed that it actually worked really well. I just need a good scratch recipe to use rather than a box mix.
Thermite: So hot it BURNS!
I think the discussion started something with making ferrite, a magnetic liquid, and then that turned to thermite, and before we knew it Brandon was ordering 16 lbs of the stuff to burn things. I guess when fireworks are illegal, you turn to something worse. Maybe they should just legalize fireworks.
Four tablespoons of Thermite (aluminum dust and iron oxide), ignited with a strip of magnesium.
Sorry for the shaky camera work, It was really cold out there!
The burning of the dancing robot. I wasn't there for this and the video wasn't all that interesting.
Baltimore National Aquarium: Take Two.
Lots of fish to see. Their "Wings in the Water" display was very cool and the whole building was a really neat set up.
It was suuuuuper crowded in some spots though. Here is Ian watching an eel swim around.
Zoey mesmerized by fish and picking a winner.
In the rainforest section they had other animals than just aquatic life.
The whole building is set up in a sort of one-way tour and this is the final descent back to the lobby. Lots of coral and sharks to see.
In the annex was the jellyfish invasion. Probably my favorite part.
Yeah, this was the best photo of the three I took, haha.
Uncle Sean Rides:
Horse back Sean was fun, but the favorite was definitely shoulder rides.
More Thermite:
Yes, just about the whole trip revolved around ways to burn the thermite, things to burn and the big project was how to shape the molten product of the reaction into a "MASTEN" plaque.
I was really hoping lighting thermite in this Coke bottle would have worked, but it didn't.
Masten plaque take three: FAIL. Oh well, it was lots of fun burninating everything.
We were sure sad to leave and Zoey couldn't decide for sure if she wanted to stay and live with MaMaw and PopPop or come home with Mommy and Daddy. She still occasionally asks where MaMaw and PopPop are. Can't wait to go back, and next time we'll make sure to consult the fish when they'll be in and ready to be caught cause I need a fishing fix!
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