Disappointed that the weather prevented us from doing the full wattwandering, but had fun on the ferry, and was really happy that we got to walk around in the mud without our shoes on since we weren’t going to be walking through the dangerous parts anymore. Learned a lot about conservation on the island. Got to be a little kid again digging for worms and playing with jellyfish. Learned about how blue mussels produce a super strong glue that science is trying to emulate. Was amazed at how much the beach here looks like the one back home…they need to do the same with the sand back home (dikes to prevent washout and bringing sand back in), because we keep losing sand, too.
The Seehund Station and Waloseum were great. The seal center takes in orphaned seals (like the ones we saw from the ferry) and raises them until they are old enough to release. Learned a lot about the anatomy of seals; I guess prior to this I had mostly just seen sea lions, but I can now differentiate them with certainty. I was most impressed by the whale skeleton at the whale museum. They have a giant head, but their brain is barely larger than that of a human. He died due to being crushed by his own weight after getting beached. Also, they exhale before diving and can hold their breath for 2 hours!
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