Day 3 of Florida travels

December 16, 2008

I got to go swimming in December! Still a strange feeling. We went to the pool this morning before showering and going to Sea World. I loved Sea World! It was so amazing!

We got there in time to sit down and watch the Sea Lion and Walrus show. It was funny, the mime before was also funny as he made fun of most of the people that came in to watch the show. After the show we checked out the other sea lions before heading over to see the Shamu Show. We watched the small pool of sharks for a bit, and my aunt pointed out they give a free cup of beer to those old enough as we walked by the Budweiser Hitch.

The Believe Shamu Show was pretty amazing. When Shamu came out is when everyone close enough got soaked. The other killer whales basically just played with the humans and did amazing little jumps and things. It was pretty cool, but almost impossible to get a good picture.

After the Shamu Show, we wondered back to get that cup of beer and see the horses. I had bud light of course, but I got myself a beer mug for when I move out of Wesley. We walked back by the divers and I couldn't help but think that $15 was a deal for a real pearl. I ended up picking an oyster with a pinkish 6.9mm pearl in it. I brought it home and may choose to have it set by a jeweler I trust with my jewelry. We saw the penguins and the sharks up close and personal on a convayer build walk way. Checked out the manatees and dolphines, then headed for the turtles.

There was a small pool of sting rays before the turtles. Sting Rays! You could pet them or feed them. I stuck my hand down in the pool and was started by the first string ray that approached me. He scared me because it looked like he was going to fly out of the water at me. I calmed down a bit and realized they just wanted to be petted. We had about 5 little rays that kept returning to be petted. If you weren't paying attention, then they just rubbed themselves along your hand and did the petting themselves. They really like the full back stroke though! I loved it and we almost missed the turtles because I was enjoying it too much.

The final stop was the Turtles! I told them Jimmy said "Hi", before we moved toward the door. I got a really pretty much I can actually take home to my mother. But I thought about having the pearl set in a necklace and giving it to mom for Christmas, only problem is she very rarely wears jewelry. And so the day of adventures came to an end after a short drive and dinner at Shoney's.


Tomorrow: Sleeping in and then shopping ....