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Originally Posted by NewUser
So. . . . . .final decision
lunch somewhere with a ocean view
USS North Carolina
if time left over, beach or Serpentarium (we've done the aquarium many times)
Back home in time to let the dog out
Thanks for all of the suggestions everyone!
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The trip went well, other than a rocky start. If anyone has any tips for keeping 2 boys from killing each other in the back seat during car drives, please share
We drove down to Front Street, parked, and found the nearest place for lunch. Both kids picked at their lunches and barely ate anything. There was a waste of $15.
But things improved greatly after that.
We explored that battleship for over 2 hours. We started out on the top decks as my 9 yr old wanted to get as high as possible. The 5 yr old stopped at ever single gun to pretend that he was shooting down enemy aircraft. After nearly an hour of exploring above deck, we went below. This is where the real interesting stuff is. We spent over an hour down below deck and probably could have gone longer, but the 5 yr old was starting to get tired.
We then went to the Serpentarium. This actually cost us more than the battleship and we were done within 30 minutes. Lots of HUGE constrictors and dozens of vipers. It was nice that they also had some lizards and alligators/crocs. I enjoyed it, but my kids seemed a little apprehensive, especially when viewing the salt water croc that was bigger than they were.
Thankfully, the 5yr old slept the entire way home and there was no back-seat drama like the trip down.
Oh, and for those who are concerned about the drive, the speed limit on I-40 all the way down is 70 mph, but the prevailing speed was closer to 85 mph.
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