5.14.2010

Whale Sharks Or Bust!

Javan and I have been talking about a road trip to Atlanta, Georgia for a while now and it finally happened! We specifically wanted to check out the Georgia Aquarium and unfortunately did not have enough time to really see anything else, but that's okay because it gives us an excuse to go back and goof off another time. The main reason to go to the aquarium in Atlanta is to see the whale sharks. That's right…WHALE SHARKS! Oh yeah...Liz and Mollie tagged along, which also made it a lot of fun! Okay, that's enough. Here are some pictures and videos.





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I waited patiently for the whole gang to arrive at my office. They saw me up on the second floor of the building and we began to scream at each other in outrage.





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It was time to throw everything from Javan's car into the rental before we headed on our way.





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Javan is such a man.





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TIME TO GO!!!!!





Javan pumps himself up with some hot beats!





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A few hours later we stopped at a Burger King for some fine dining.





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I could totally be the king of Squaresville.





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Liz was ready to get back on the road and hear me yap some more about how I would rule over Squaresville.





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Javan was whining because he wanted to rule Squaresville, but I wouldn't let him.





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We stumbled across an even bigger Whopper than what I had gotten earlier. I then proclaimed this giant burger as property of Squaresville.....





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.....which would then signify I have the proper endorsement to eat this thing all for myself.





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However, Liz was not okay with this scheme and wanted a few bites as well.





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Javan and I found a gorilla on the side of the road that desperately needed our attention.





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Liz distracted this beast by giving it a high-five while Javan pounced on it by surprise to bring it down.





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Although our mission had failed to capture a fake gorilla on the side of the road, we were all still in good spirits the next morning for an adventure to the aquarium. Javan and Mollie were ready to leave the grand city of Macon to continue our quest in finding Atlanta!





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Liz and I were ready to kick back and if we happened to find it then we find it.





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However, Javan was more determined to find another killer hip-hop song complete with hot beats.





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We continued to look for Atlanta and it was nowhere in sight.....





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.....until Liz said, "hey, what's that?" Sure enough, it was Atlanta!





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Javan still hasn't seen the city yet since he's still searching for a track with hot beats.





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We were excited to find a place to park and get out of the car once and for all.





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Javan was ready to do this.





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Liz was ready for her glamour shot.





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We made it inside where Javan and I were quickly greeted by a bunch of rip-off Nemo fishes.





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The big one was really creeping me out.





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Javan was ready to do some gambling in the casino lobby.....





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...but Liz wasn't feelin' so lucky at the moment to place any bets so she wanted to check out the Tropical Diver exhibit.





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We dove in and saw plenty of sea wormy/snaky things.





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They were too cool to be rollin' with the fishy school.





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What a cute little jellyfish that's potentially dangerous.





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Liz and I would be perfect in an old Frosted Flakes commercial.





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And while we would be on television we might as well make an appearance on an old X-Files episode.





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Group shot with a jelly!





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Mollie and Javan tried to blend in, but I was quick to find them.





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These jellyfish seem to be a bit cramped in the tank.





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Javan found all of the bad jellyfish in the detention cell.





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Kids love the jellyfish.....





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.....until Javan pushes them out of the way to get some sweet pictures for himself.





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We had to get a silhouetted bromate shot. It was the only reason why we made the trip up to the aquarium.





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We found another tank with a lot more stuff inside.





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Clearly, I was mesmerized by the colors.





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Javan was nice enough to take a shot of me and Liz.....





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.....so I was going to do the same with him and Mollie but then this joker with a scuba masked showed up.





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NO WAY!!!!!





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You can't pass by a cartoon frog and not kiss it.





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We were back in the gambling den of the aquarium and enjoying every minute of it.





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They had a whale shark slide.....





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.....and I couldn't pass up something like this to ride.





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Liz likes most animals.....





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.....unless they are crabby.





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These Floridians prepare to make their way into the some chilly temperatures.....





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.....but since I'm from the midwest I am not effected by the fake snow.





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We were all very fortunate to make it through alive in this dangerous exhibit entrance.





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We were greeted by some very happy (and large) crabs.





The giant crabs have a staring contest with the humans.





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You can tell this is fake because if I was actually shaking its claw I would be screaming like a little girl.





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A beluga whale was up ahead!





Beluga footage!





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Liz takes one last look at the beluga whale before we see see what else is around.





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We found a crazy octopus that was trying to find a way out.





This octopus needs to learn how to fight.





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This grumpy little guy reclaimed its cave.





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The octopus is on the lookout for another spot.





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I was a lucky guy to have survived from touching a group of sea anemones.





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On to the next adventure!





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Blue fish!





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Non-blue fish!





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That orange one is quite possibly the worst player I have ever seen in hide-and-seek.....





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.....but then I looked away for a split second and it was gone. I was greatly mistaken!





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Liz and I almost died from taking this picture, but it was totally worth it.





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Liz pretends to be a fish caught in a net.





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Javan pretends to be a normal guy at an aquarium.





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Vanilla chocolate alligators are my favorite.....





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Although I do feel bad that they have to constantly deal with pink eye.





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This fellow swam right above us eating anything insight, which gave me the right to call it "the vacuum of the sea."





Yum! Yum!





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Group shot in front of the most beautiful background the Georgia Aquarium has on display.





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No one can deny that sea otters are super cute, and if you refuse to believe this then I guess you just have no soul.





Here is some cute sea otter footage just for you!





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We made it all the way to the final exhibit and are about to see the mammoths of the sea!





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It was indeed a treacherous voyage and we were all very scared to go forward, but we had no other option except to go through the futuristic oceanic tunnel of doom.





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Javan and Mollie looked above to see a whale shark.





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I was too busy looking below and into the camera lens.





It's feeding time!





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Under the sea is where it's at!





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Javan continues to take pictures of the whale shark…..





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…..and I continued to follow his lead.





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These stupid non-whale shark animals kept getting in my way. It was so annoying!





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Liz gave the whale shark a little tickle and it laughed so hard the futuristic oceanic tunnel of doom began to shake uncontrollably.





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Whether it's shaking or not, Javan and Mollie are big fans of the futuristic oceanic tunnel of doom.





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We went into a different room and found another whale shark!





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And another non-whale shark…..





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…..and another non-whale shark…..





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…..and another non-whale shark…..





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…..WHALE SHARK…..





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…..and another non-whale shark…..





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…..Liz with another non-whale shark…..





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…..TWO WHALE SHARKS…..





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…..JAVAN WITH A WHALE SHARK…..





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…..and another non-whale shark…..





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…..uhh, and another non-whale shark. Blah.





WHALE SHARK FOOTAGE!!!!!





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Liz and I failed to break open the Ocean Voyager tank, which in hindsight was probably a good thing.





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But that didn't stop us from pretending to swim with the fishes.





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Our seafaring adventure had continued down a dark hallway and as we turned the corner THIS was our view!





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A whale shark stopped by to for a few pictures.





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I found a whale shark all by myself.





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And then I found another one. I was getting really good at this game.





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Again…another boring non-whale shark.





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But thankfully not too much time had passed by before yet another whale shark came swimming along.





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Liz was proud of herself for finding one this time. I know how it feels.





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If there's one thing I enjoy giving sea creatures a great big hug…..





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…..and kisses. BIG WET ONES!





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Javan and I were challenged by a couple of fish in a staring contest.





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These fish are pros.





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Liz was intimidated by scary looking sharks…..





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…..but not so much from the cute 'n fluffy WHALE SHARK!





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Javan and Mollie are also calm when a WHALE SHARK swims by.





In case you haven't gotten sick of seeing the whale sharks…here's some footage of WHALE SHARKS!!!!!





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WHALE SHARKS!!!!!





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It was a fun-filled day at the Georgia Aquarium, but now it's time to leave it's casino lobby once and for all.





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We headed back to Macon to hang out at the hotel, but Liz and I weren't ready for those plans just yet so we headed out on the road.





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The open road!





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Liz was ready to find some sweet ramps to jump off with the rental car…but alas, we did not find any during our stay.





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It's the next morning and it's time to pack up!





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Now it's time to go!





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And now it's time to make shadow puppets!





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It was extremely bright outside, but Javan managed to drive through it…..





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…..while Liz and I tried our best to not melt away.





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We made it back to Orlando…time to unpack!





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We finally did it after talking about it for so long…we went, we saw, we experienced the WHALE SHARK!





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It was time for Liz and I to get in the rental car and take it back to my place for the rest of the day.





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It was a fun trip all in all, but one of the highlights was when I did a couple of donuts while driving in some dude's lawn. Good times.





That's all.