Almost as amazing to see is the dolphin show. My wife was particularly excited for this one because our daughter, literally days before we were leaving on vacation and having no idea that we were going on a vacation, let alone to Sea World, had said something to the effect of "Mommy, I love dolphins. I want to see dolphins someday." Not only did she get to see them perform in a show (twice that day), but we even crowded into the construction-restricted dolphin holding area and managed to let her, my wife, and my oldest son touch one as it swam nearby. The second oldest son tried to touch it as well, but the positioning was such that he was unsuccessful. That was really the only major disappointment that we had with Sea World.
In reviewing our pictures from this day, I see that we only took the time to take pictures during the killer whale show, so that's what you get.
"Shaking hands" with a trainer
Leaping clear out of the water. As amazing as this is, there are things even more amazing in the show.
This is probably after one of the leaps, but it might also be during the "Shamu Slam" portion where they get the whales to intentionally splash as many people in the "Splash Zone" as possible. Our lunch tickets kept us out of the Splash Zone this time, but the kids made sure we were there on Friday.
You can see the whales entering and exiting the performance area during the show, which creates additional excitement as you see them dive immediately and then try to guess where they will appear next.
My wife got a 3 minute video of the show that I tried to add, but it didn't finish uploading in 3 hours. You may have to see that another time and/or place, if I can get it available somewhere.
More to come later.
1 comment:
Wow, looks like so much fun...we'll have to sign up to go do that stuff sometime! Thanks for sharing fun pics and the details. I enjoyed chatting with Phyllisa on the phone. I hope all is going well with your work/life...the conversation didn't get around to that topic. Sure love you.
Julie
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