Thats all right Claire. We have not seen the evening show of Clyde and Seymour this year but have done in previous years and it is a must see. We do intend seeing it before we have to leave this year. Currently this show is on at 7.45 pm.
Basically it takes the mick out of all the other shows that are on at Sea World and especially the first time you see it, it is extremely funny. The mime artist is part of the show and is funny. It is a lot more funny than the day show and should not be missed.
Anyway this is what we have done today.
We left for Sea World at 8.45 am and were in the car park by 9.10 am. One slight detour.
This park has my favourite rollercoaster - The Kraken. On this one your seat is just like a chair which is sitting on no floor and has no ceiling. Its first drop is 144 ft and reaches speeds of 65 mph. You go upside down 7 times and 3 times it goes underground. It is really good fun. We headed to this ride first and did it twice in a row.
DS19 fancied doing Journey to Atlantis, DS17 didnt and DH tried to get out of it. However, he didnt escape and we went on it. Both of them forcing me to sit in the front row by myself (DS17 felt sorry for me when he saw me) because they have memories of going on it in 2000 and getting soaked which wasnt fun in February. This is another log flume type ride with a 60 ft drop followed by a rollercoaster ride. Fortunately, I didnt get soaked but everytime there was water I could hear s******s from behind me, as they thought I was getting soaked.
We spent some time watching the funny penguins. Some just Zoomed out of the water vertically and landed on the side. Another zoomed out skidding on its tummy. The puffins were another funny looking bird. We also watched the seals in their pool asking for fish.
After which the kids announced they were hungry and we went to the Budweiser deli. DH vividly remembEREd a huge beef stew he had there last year and wanted another. I think MY Dad would have liked it. Beef stew in a huge bread bowl. Me and DS17 had a hot turkey sandwich which was yummy. It tested like quality food. DS19 had the stew too and jokingly said he wanted dessert when he had finished. Me and DS17 nearly didnt get anything to eat because DH paid then just left our tray by the cash desk and was met with us laughing at him at the table.
We walked back to the shark encounter and saw - fish, sea horses, barracuda and yes sharks. We also saw a swordfish which was class.
It was sunny and very hot but you see clouds gathering. It was time for the Shamu show next.
I enjoy seeing the killer whales and it is the only plaCE you can see them now. You used to be able to view them by the side of their pool but they have changed this to a dine with Shamu restaurant. You can see them underwater if they are in the tank. I very much enjoyed the show and catching them jumping out of the water with my camera.
We fed the stingrays which is a funny sensation as they suck the fish into their mouths, their mouths being underneath.
Dolphins were close by but again you can now only get close to them if you buy fish at certain times. They have faced a large area off for this purpose and take your photo. So you pay to get in, pay to feed the fish, then pay for the photo of you doing this, someone has good marketing talents. You can still see them underwater.
The kids wanted to head to the water park and, of course, it started to rain (not particularly heavy) but first DS19 wanted to buy something from the Budweiser shop, so we trailed off back to the far end of the park.
The rain was a bit heavier as we left the park and went to the new water park, Aquatica which is adjacent to Sea World and owned by them.
We had a really good time in here and the rain stopped. We went in a lazy creek with double rings. A rapid moving creek where you had to wear a life jacket float, you zoomed around the creek and it was fun and all our favourite. There were 2 wave pools, the kids ventured into the deep water to be buffeted by the waves. They also went down one of the slides that took a double float.
There is a special slide that is a tube that goes through a dolphin pool. The dolphins could be viewed underwater and were black and white ones which I had never seen before, they looked cute.
As we left the park it started to rain again. It was nice to get back to the hotel and change out of our swim things. We are off to
Walmart now to get some snacky stuff.
This is what we did and then went in to Universal. We had fun on the Men in Black ride and The Simpsons before returning to the hotel. The kids went for a walk around the pool and shop whilst DH crashed out and I did this blog.
I have now finished, cya tomorrow.
.We have never been to Seaworld in the evenings-but will be doing so next year-hope it's still happening then.x.
.You're braver than me.
