Monday we headed to the Seaquarium and basically had the place to ourselves! I'm not sure if that is because school is in session or because it was a Monday. Either way, it was nice not to have to fight any crowds. First up..... the manatees! (Steph Lane we thought of you!) There were three rescued manatees munching on lettuce. They are huge!
Next we went to two different dolphin shows. The second show featured Flipper the dolphin, and he is pictured below jumping over the rope. The trainers did some nice tricks in the water with the dolphins, and Flipper could jump pretty high!
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| Show #1 |
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| Show #2: Go Flipper Go! |
After lunch, we went to the show featuring Lolita the killer whale and some more dolphins. I have to say, it was pretty impressive. Lolita's trainer was in the water with her doing all kinds of fancy tricks. The pics don't do it justice. We thought we were safe sitting several rows up, but we did catch some of a BIG splash that sent Austin & Uncle Adam jumping up a row!
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| Trainer going for a ride |
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| Prepare to be splashed! |
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| Crazy trainer at top! |
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| Lolita is smiling |
Since the sea lion show was closed for "park enhancements," the only other major activity left to hit was hand feeding the sting rays! You put the food between your fingers and stick it underwater. The sting rays glide by and take it out of your hand. The boys were pretty timid but still stuck their hands in the water.
Whew! What a day! I was going to include another beach visit on this post, but there are just too many fun pics! I'll do a separate post with sand castles and waves.
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