A Blue Lobster?????

When was the last time you saw a blue lobster?  That's the lead line in all the tourist brochures for the Atlantic Aquarium and Marine Centre in Shippagan, New Brunswick.  Well, how could you pass up a teaser like that?  So off we trundled through the sheeting rain and what a treat we encountered!

The visit begins with a movie about unusual creatures from under the sea.  David Attenborough narrates the story of giant squid attacking clouds of krill, thousands of crabs all shedding their shells at once and a pacific coast octopus that lays 40,000 eggs and tends them until the first one hatches and then she dies.  Quite amazing photography and incredible colour.

Following the movie, we toured the Aquarium and saw all kinds of fish, sea animals such as teeny, tiny starfish and the most enormous lobster I've ever seen in my life - at least 20 pounds worth of him.  Outside were a pool of happy harbour seals - oblivious to the rain and having all kinds of fun.  But the Blue Lobster - he must have been on vacation because he was nowhere in sight.

To day we are heading south to visit the Miramachi Valley and walk the boardwalk at Bouctouche before stopping for the night at Shediac.

To be continued......