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Jan 14, 2020. This was our big day at the aquarium. We jumped on the Tamaki Link bus (TMK) to get there, using our recently-acquired metro cards. We hit the stop button too late, so overshot the aquarium and had to walk back.<\/p>\n

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Okahu Bay, right outside Kelly Tarlton’s Sea Life.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Merrianne found tickets for $24 on the internet, which was cheaper than normal admission for a 3-year-old. The penguins alone were worth several times that. Truly amazing. Nothing like it.<\/p>\n

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There were two kinds of antarctic penguins in the refrigerated enclosure. It was chilly even on our side of the glass.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The King penguins are larger and have some yellow. The Gentoos are all black and white, except for orange feet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Some of the penguins were molting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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There were 5 nests in the colony. The eggs are under the bulges of the sitting King penguins. A band on the left or right flipper designated male or female, and each was color coded.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n