SeaWorld San Diego
Up and out the door at 8:30AM for SeaWorld. The plan was to catch some breakfast and some groceries and hit the park by 10AM. Well, no sooner had we left did Dave and I split up. I lost him I the rush hour traffic and didn’t have my cell phone with me. I could find him or call his cel – you can’t call a cel collect unfortunately. So we went grocery shopping anyways and then headed to the park. I saw Dave right away waiting for us and he was waiting by the park the whole time – we just missed each other. He even called 911 to see if there was an accident and why we didn’t show up. Unfortunate but it all worked out.
SeaWorld was fantastic. We did Journey to Atlantis which is a roller coaster/flume ride. A thrill ride and you get soaked. We saw Beluga Whales, penguins and Polar bears and aquariums which were all fun. The big stuff though was Shamu the whale show which is an excellent show for everyone. The trainers riding on the whales snout was cool and I’d love to try that. The Dolphin show was up there too as excellent. The Pets rule show was very impressive. Making all those different animals do cool tricks. Dogs, Birds, Cats, Pigs – all did fun tricks – lots of laughs. I’m OK with whales and dolphin shows as they allow us to view and love these animals and hopefully learn to appreciate them more.
We got to do a Dolphin Encounter – this is where a dolphin comes up to the side of the tank and allows people to pet them. The kids and I loved it. In the pic – you can see both carter and I with our hands on it. I’m holding Haley right over the water almost so she could have a chance. It was all very exciting for them.
The Shark Encounter was cool – Carter loves his sharks and this was a great exhibit. Big nurse sharks and black tip and other fearsome beasts with huge teeth. SeaWorld has a walkway on a conveyor belt inside the shark tank all in glass so you can see sharks everywhere, up, left, right and up close. They also have a 4-D movie – The Haunted Lighthouse which was also very good. The problem was that as soon as the kids saw 3-D glasses and a theatre – Carter and Haley starting crying their eyes out. They were terrified before the movie even started so Linda took them out while I watched it. That ‘Honey I shrunk the Audience’ really messed them up. The movie was great though and I jumped several times out of my seat.
SeaWorld was great but too pricey. I bought my tickets on eBay so I saved about 70USD off of gate prices which was good but they still nailed you for $10 parking. Their parking lot is massive and almost empty and they have the nerve to charge $10 after wanting over $200 at the gate ?? Good show though and would do it all over again in a second. Something you only need to do once though – not like Disney where you need to go every year if you can :)
We had dinner at Chilis which was very tasty. Good service – good food. We then went swimming in the pool and everyone crashed. Except me of course. I’m across the highway at a Best Western doing laundry at 11:30 at night. They also have free internet here. The Town and Country charges me $9.95/night which is just silly. Doing laundry since the kids have been playing in the wet sand on the beach and destroying all their clothes. We have a few more days here and with the heat wave here – we need fresh clothes all around.
No beers or karaoke bar tonight for us.
We were supposed to all go to Legoland tomorrow but instead we’re going Monday after Dave and Elisabeth go home Saturday. We’re going to tour around San Diego and forget theme parks for a couple of days. It’s just too much with kids with how much we pack into each day. We’re all just pooped.
I’m beat now – laundry almost dried and security is sitting here with me at the table – I guess he’s keeping an eye on me – not saying anything – odd.
Up and out the door at 8:30AM for SeaWorld. The plan was to catch some breakfast and some groceries and hit the park by 10AM. Well, no sooner had we left did Dave and I split up. I lost him I the rush hour traffic and didn’t have my cell phone with me. I could find him or call his cel – you can’t call a cel collect unfortunately. So we went grocery shopping anyways and then headed to the park. I saw Dave right away waiting for us and he was waiting by the park the whole time – we just missed each other. He even called 911 to see if there was an accident and why we didn’t show up. Unfortunate but it all worked out.
SeaWorld was fantastic. We did Journey to Atlantis which is a roller coaster/flume ride. A thrill ride and you get soaked. We saw Beluga Whales, penguins and Polar bears and aquariums which were all fun. The big stuff though was Shamu the whale show which is an excellent show for everyone. The trainers riding on the whales snout was cool and I’d love to try that. The Dolphin show was up there too as excellent. The Pets rule show was very impressive. Making all those different animals do cool tricks. Dogs, Birds, Cats, Pigs – all did fun tricks – lots of laughs. I’m OK with whales and dolphin shows as they allow us to view and love these animals and hopefully learn to appreciate them more.
We got to do a Dolphin Encounter – this is where a dolphin comes up to the side of the tank and allows people to pet them. The kids and I loved it. In the pic – you can see both carter and I with our hands on it. I’m holding Haley right over the water almost so she could have a chance. It was all very exciting for them.
The Shark Encounter was cool – Carter loves his sharks and this was a great exhibit. Big nurse sharks and black tip and other fearsome beasts with huge teeth. SeaWorld has a walkway on a conveyor belt inside the shark tank all in glass so you can see sharks everywhere, up, left, right and up close. They also have a 4-D movie – The Haunted Lighthouse which was also very good. The problem was that as soon as the kids saw 3-D glasses and a theatre – Carter and Haley starting crying their eyes out. They were terrified before the movie even started so Linda took them out while I watched it. That ‘Honey I shrunk the Audience’ really messed them up. The movie was great though and I jumped several times out of my seat.
SeaWorld was great but too pricey. I bought my tickets on eBay so I saved about 70USD off of gate prices which was good but they still nailed you for $10 parking. Their parking lot is massive and almost empty and they have the nerve to charge $10 after wanting over $200 at the gate ?? Good show though and would do it all over again in a second. Something you only need to do once though – not like Disney where you need to go every year if you can :)
We had dinner at Chilis which was very tasty. Good service – good food. We then went swimming in the pool and everyone crashed. Except me of course. I’m across the highway at a Best Western doing laundry at 11:30 at night. They also have free internet here. The Town and Country charges me $9.95/night which is just silly. Doing laundry since the kids have been playing in the wet sand on the beach and destroying all their clothes. We have a few more days here and with the heat wave here – we need fresh clothes all around.
No beers or karaoke bar tonight for us.
We were supposed to all go to Legoland tomorrow but instead we’re going Monday after Dave and Elisabeth go home Saturday. We’re going to tour around San Diego and forget theme parks for a couple of days. It’s just too much with kids with how much we pack into each day. We’re all just pooped.
I’m beat now – laundry almost dried and security is sitting here with me at the table – I guess he’s keeping an eye on me – not saying anything – odd.
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