Sunday, May 17, 2009

THE WONDERS OF THE DEEP

One place that is worth the visit while in Vegas is the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay.  They have everything from Komodo Dragons, Alligators, Sharks and tons of Marine Life I have never even seen before.  The girls really got a kick out of the shark tunnels where all of the marine life goes over the top of you as you walk through a circular tunnel.  They have a tank full of jelly fish, one full of star fish and even an open top tank with stingray's that you can reach in and touch.....  One of the coolest fish were the piranha's...they seem so serene just quietly swimming around all innocent and such.  Pictures are a little challenging to get due to the 6" thick glass, but if you get creative you can get some decent shots.  I did find out that you can pay to dive the shipwreck for 2 hours for $650.00.  Kinda pricey, but when would you ever get the chance to dive with sharks in a controlled situation.  The only requirement is that your are a licensed diver, I think I will do this and take my gopro camera with me and get some really good footage....