We learned that Dad has wanted to go to Sea World
to see the killer whales
his whole life.
Well, guess what?
Today is the day!
We started out with a quick flamingo visit--
apparently, they aren't morning birds.
Can you see them?
They are all asleep with their heads tucked
under their wings!
(and on 1 leg, of course)
The first show of the day
were the dolphins.
Now we have seen a lot of dolphin shows
but this was definitely the best.
They did all the tricks
and also in pairs
and even as an entire POD!
We had to stop by the dolphin nursery
after the show to admire the little guys
We didn't have to wait long
to get to the main event:
the orcas!
They were so cool
The way they jumped
and begged for their treat
They did things together
like wave
and splash!
We could have watched all day
They could have jumped all day!
Cross one off Dad's bucket list!
We saw beluga whales
and seals
Mom was especially excited about the walrus!
None of us had seen a walrus up close before!
It was a really cool pool
Up close and personal!
Sea World had some rides too--
unfortunately, Beckett was LITERALLY a millimeter too short
to ride any of the roller coasters
(we didn't think about stuffing his shoes until it was too late)
and the water rides were down for maintenance.
That really bummed us out.
Mom, Wes and Dad rode them all--
the Manta, where you lie down on your belly to ride;
the Kracken, which was fast and wild, going underground at one point--
and Jack braved the Mako with them, which was a pretty standard coaster.
Beck and I were pretty disappointed to not be able to ride.
Our consolation prize was Sesame Street Land,
which turned out to be pretty good.
It was a lot like Snoopy Land at Worlds of Fun.
Too. Much. Spinning.
We all squished into the caboose
and the spinning flower pots
We all got a kick out of the Cookie Monster ride
After all the rides we could take and some lunch,
we headed to see a few more animals
and the sea lion and otter show
before finishing up with the last of the animals.
Can you see them?
There were A LOT of alligators in that pond!
Mom found her favorite part of the part back here--
the manatees (even some baby ones!!!)
and the turtles
It was a really cool tank
with some REALLY cool turtles
We rode everything we could,
saw every show,
and visited every animal exhibit.
Sea World--done.
We didn't feel like waiting for our hotel shuttle,
so we decided to trek out from Sea World
for a final walk in Florida.
We strolled to Mellow Mushroom
to introduce Mema and Pappo to one of Mom and Dad's
favorite pizza restaurants.
It was delicious.
There's no WAY we're going to bed early
on the last night on vacation!
Hello, heated hotel pool!
By the amount of horsing around,
hard to guess we saw an entire theme park today!
Sadly,
morning came too soon
and we had to polish off our drinks and snacks
that wouldn't fit in our bags
and say goodbye to Orlando.
We ate, we drank, we rode, we played.
Lots of stories and memories.
Universal & Sea World,
you didn't disappoint!
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