San Diego Day 2!!! Today is what I have been looking forward to....Sea World!!! Let me just tell you all I absolutely love Sea World. I think Shamu is so awesome I would love to be a killer whale trainer I think that would be so amazing! We got to Sea World a little later than we had planned after buying tickets our first stop was Journey to Atlantis (a glorified log ride). It was lots of fun but unlike the Frontier City log ride this one makes the big drop in the beginning imagine my surprise!!
Next we went to feed the sea lions. Now I don't like to touch nasty things but I will touch these raw fish that you can buy just so I can feed them because I think they are so neat!! So I go buy my fish and there are signs everywhere advising to "beware of seagulls" so I buy my fish and keep the little paper holder closed I take out my first fish (the biggest one) and close the holder. I try to get the attention of a sea lion all the while looking around for sea gulls to make sure none take it from me. So I'm waiting and one is almost over by me when from nowhere a seagull swoops in and rips the fish out of my hand. OMG!!!!!!!!! That scared me to death there were lots of children around but there was no way to keep the one cuss word from coming out of my mouth. I asked Rebecca what happened she said it came from behind, I guess you have to watch behind you as well. I already don't like birds and now I am really not a fan!! I've put a picture of the infamous bird below.
The entire park was so much fun and I would be happy to go there at least once a month I wish there was one closer. The only show that wasn't open was the dolphin/trapeze show but it will be open next time I go and we will so be there!! Of course the Shamu show was by far my favorite!!! Due to the trainer recently being killed they have significantly limited their involvement with the whales. They don't get in the water with them the will pet them occasionally and signal them to do the tricks but that is all it was actually kind of disappointing because my favorite part is when they throw them up out of the water, I'm hoping that as time passes they will get more involved again.
After Sea World we headed back to the OC because we were scheduled to have a double date with a couple of guys well one of them fell through so I was still going out on mine. The guy who shall remain nameless was (and still is) head over heels for this Oklahoma girl. The feelings are definitely one sided but I did go on the most amazing date I have ever been on. He took me to the Santa Monica Pier, we walked up and down the pier, rode the ferris wheel, went down on the sand to watch the waves and then went to the promenade to walk around. It was so neat, there is no way to go on those kinds of dates here so it definitely the best date....so far, the next guy definitely has some big shoes to fill.
Next we went to feed the sea lions. Now I don't like to touch nasty things but I will touch these raw fish that you can buy just so I can feed them because I think they are so neat!! So I go buy my fish and there are signs everywhere advising to "beware of seagulls" so I buy my fish and keep the little paper holder closed I take out my first fish (the biggest one) and close the holder. I try to get the attention of a sea lion all the while looking around for sea gulls to make sure none take it from me. So I'm waiting and one is almost over by me when from nowhere a seagull swoops in and rips the fish out of my hand. OMG!!!!!!!!! That scared me to death there were lots of children around but there was no way to keep the one cuss word from coming out of my mouth. I asked Rebecca what happened she said it came from behind, I guess you have to watch behind you as well. I already don't like birds and now I am really not a fan!! I've put a picture of the infamous bird below.
The entire park was so much fun and I would be happy to go there at least once a month I wish there was one closer. The only show that wasn't open was the dolphin/trapeze show but it will be open next time I go and we will so be there!! Of course the Shamu show was by far my favorite!!! Due to the trainer recently being killed they have significantly limited their involvement with the whales. They don't get in the water with them the will pet them occasionally and signal them to do the tricks but that is all it was actually kind of disappointing because my favorite part is when they throw them up out of the water, I'm hoping that as time passes they will get more involved again.
After Sea World we headed back to the OC because we were scheduled to have a double date with a couple of guys well one of them fell through so I was still going out on mine. The guy who shall remain nameless was (and still is) head over heels for this Oklahoma girl. The feelings are definitely one sided but I did go on the most amazing date I have ever been on. He took me to the Santa Monica Pier, we walked up and down the pier, rode the ferris wheel, went down on the sand to watch the waves and then went to the promenade to walk around. It was so neat, there is no way to go on those kinds of dates here so it definitely the best date....so far, the next guy definitely has some big shoes to fill.
the log ride looks so fun!!!
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