Today, our class took a trip to Crab Cove in Alameda that has a long history. Not
only was it once a Naval training facility but also an amusement park in the early
1900's. It is now a part of the East Bay Parks district.
We ate our lunches in the large park and walked around a bit before heading into
the visitors center. We learned a bit about the bay and how the seawater mixed with
fresh water creates brackish water. The entire system is called an estuary.
In the visitors center we learned about the different type of fish that live in the
bay even seeing them in the small aquarium. I liked seeing and feeling a sharks
vertebrae and seeing how big their jaw is compared to a humans head.
There was a small beach that we walked down to. Some students waded ankle
deep in the water finding tiny seashells. There were even some tiny crabs that
washed up on shore during low tide. I had a fun time and hope to come back
soon.
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