Churaumi Aquarium (100+ pix)

[Eddie]

My Boss and his wife invited me and my son Cecilio to the Churaumi Aquarium yesterday and I took a TON of photos. The first few photos are of the beaches here in Okinawa. ;)

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[Jennie]

great pics Eddie but wow, give me a snorkle and some flippers for the coral reef!

[Second Hand Pat]

Wow Eddie, lots of pictures. That was a whale shark?? Super cool considering those are open water fish. Also saw some Florida natives and your son, cute boy and the dolphins liked him too.

[Joker43]

THAT'S JUST AWSOME.... thanks for sharing...

tito:jester:

[baarda]

that's a lots of fish Eddie thanks for shearing.

[two utes]

Wow! Bet you had a great day with your son there, and would have been very educational.
Only half of your pictures opened up for me for some reason, and hope l can try again later to see the 'Whale shark' photos.
I heard of an aqurium that was the only one to house such large see creatures. That must be the one :)
Thanks for sharing

[Eddie]

Thanks all, yup that is a tank with 3 whale sharks. One of them has 2 calves with her at the moment.

My son was loving the dolphins! One picture they were kissing! Lol


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[Second Hand Pat]

See this attachment for the whale shark. Hope you do not mind Eddie.

[two utes]

Thanks all, yup that is a tank with 3 whale sharks. One of them has 2 calves with her at the moment.



Awesome! THanks for posting that. THat tank is HUGE!
I can only see the photos up to the sea worms.
Also love the first few photos of the beach up there, like someone else said, l would love to go for a snorkle there.

[Eddie]

You are welcome Joe! There is actually an area on one side of the tank where you can walk under and the fish swim over you. The whale shark is massive up close.

The beaches in Okinawa are beautiful. The water is full of so much marine life, exactly as the tanks there at the Aquarium.


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[two utes]

You are welcome Joe! There is actually an area on one side of the tank where you can walk under and the fish swim over you. The whale shark is massive up close.


They sure are huge!!! I've been very luck to meet a few personaly out on the coral see in 2000 metres of water...made me feel very small and insagnifcant.
Hope you don't mind me sharing a few pics here :D

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[Eddie]

No worries! Must be a thrill to swim with them, that would be so cool.

[saltydog]

Simply Awesome! Thanks for sharing that experience.

[Chad Adams]

Very Cool Eddie! Bet you & your son had a blast!
Thanks for sharing
Chad

[Melissa]

I really enjoyed the pics Eddie! :)

I would kill to visit an aquarium like that one...

And Cecilio is so freakin adorable!!!

[Eddie]

Lol, thanks, he rarely has time outside of my arms when we are together. :)

I find the Monterey Bay Aquarium to be a million times better. The only big thing about Churaumi is the whale sharks. Other than that, it's not as extravagant as Monterey Bay.


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[Disgirl]

Wonderful pictures Eddie, how I would love to visit that aquarium. The one where I work is great but waaaay smaller. Cecilio is one cute kid! What did he get in the aquarium gift shop in that bag? I see just the same with almost every child that visits "my" aquarium.
Barb:)

[Ed13]

Very cool Eddie, the beach looks awesome too!!! Thanks for sharing, you know I love Nippon!

BTW, pretty sure your son looks just like you and I bet he had a great time!!!

[jane]

Wow!!! thanks for sharing those awesome pics, my daughter and I really enjoyed them and loved our journey through the aquarium.
Jane

[jball1125]

What a beautiful place Eddie. Thanks for sharing

[moon_knight1971]

Amazing pics of an amazing aquarium Eddie! Thanks for sharing!

[Eddie]

Wonderful pictures Eddie, how I would love to visit that aquarium. The one where I work is great but waaaay smaller. Cecilio is one cute kid! What did he get in the aquarium gift shop in that bag? I see just the same with almost every child that visits "my" aquarium.
Barb:)


LOL, he wanted about 10 stuffed animals or about as many as he could carry. Fortunately I found some figurines of whales, sharks and dolphins and he dropped ALL the stuffed animals. He loves little figures to play around with. :)

[vera]

wow !FISH!!!!!!!!LOL

love this shot :)
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[dbfzurowski]

Thanks for posting pictures Eddie, truly remarkable.

[Eddie]

Lol, anytime. My experience is your guys's experience too. :)


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[jarret8x]

Looks very nice there eddie and looks like its something your son will always remember

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[2075turner]

My boys and I loved the pics Eddie. Your kid is soooooo cute!

[Eddie]

Thanks

[DerekFF]

Eddie im half surprised you didnt crash the website loading these many pictures lol. And theres no way thats your kid, hes way to studly ;-) Girls are gonna be chasin him all around Okinawa man! Id have to say Monterey Bay Aquarium is a true wonder. The San Francisco Academy of Sciences (Steinharts Aquarium) is pretty awesome too. All remodeled and nice and new now too!!!

[Eddie]

Eddie im half surprised you didnt crash the website loading these many pictures lol. And theres no way thats your kid, hes way to studly ;-) Girls are gonna be chasin him all around Okinawa man! Id have to say Monterey Bay Aquarium is a true wonder. The San Francisco Academy of Sciences (Steinharts Aquarium) is pretty awesome too. All remodeled and nice and new now too!!!


LOL, thats what everybody says, that my boy will be a heartbreaker. He is definitely mine, his very first word was FISH!!! :) I'll have to check out the SF Academy when I'm in town again.

I had to load every photo, didnt want anyone to miss the tour!