Man, that sounds like a total blast.
When I was a teen I rode my road racing bike from Marina del Rey to Palos Verdes where I snuck into MarineLand, deftly hid from the roving security guard and played with the dolphins and penguins. The penguins liked to nibble hard on my hands as I petted their feathery backs. The dolphins were aquatic puppy dogs...I could have played for hours with them and all teh floating balls and toys they had in their large tank.
Multiply that times 10 and that is what you got to do. I'd take that over missing a days diving any day.