For shark lovers out there, it’s that time of year. Shark Week is coming to the Discovery Channel beginning July 31. But why settle for watching sharks on television when you can get up close and personal with them? The adventurous family can–right in New Jersey.
The Adventure Aquarium at Camden is featuring their own Shark Week from July 30 through August 7. Visitors will see a seriously impressive collection of sharks in the 550,000-gallon Shark Realm Exhibit. You’ll even have opportunities to TOUCH some of the smaller shark species. Feeling creative? Wear a fin on your head (yes, a fin-of any kind!) and get $2 off admission to the aquarium.
Yes, Camden is pretty far out of Baristaville, but it’s a day trip your family will love.
Adventure Aquarium Shark Week
Who: Kids & adults of all ages
What: Celebrate all things sharks!
Where: Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ.
When: Sunday, July 30 – Sunday, August 7 from 9:30 – 5 pm.
Cost: Adult admission- $22.95, Children ages 2-12 admission- $17.95, under age 2-free.
I learned to scuba dive to confront my long time, irrational fear of sharks (thank you, Steven Speilberg). Though I love to dive, and have seen many nurse and other less fearsome sharks, the dive therapy didn’t work. I just try not to think about them when I’m in the ocean. Sometimes that actually works.
Fear seems like a rational response to sharks, Erika. After all, they have big teeth and tiny brains. I find the dark expanse of deep water far more frightening.