Saturday, February 2, 2008

Day 4: We're going down South





Day 4 begins as one would expect in California - sunny and warm. We had prebooked an all day excursion to Sea World for a change of scenery and to avoid the busiest day of the week at Disney (not that any of the days were all that busy). Upon arrival we took in the Shamu show "Believe" and had a boxed lunch.
We toured the park all day, taking in two more shows - the Dolphin Discovery, and Clyde and Seamore's Risky Rescue (featuring a seal, sea lion and a big, pink, ugly walrus). We had some touch and feel experiences with star fish and bat rays. Ian was more than happy to plunk his hands in the cold water and touch anything. Nate was more tentative, as usual, with the animals (takes after his mom I guess!) Ian loved to feed the rays which are like smaller, non-lethal sting rays.
We also checked out the flamingos (fafingos to Ian), the shark exibit (Nate's favorite, especailly the tunnel of sharks you can walk in that has you 'under' water), and some barking seals. Two rides completed our day: the Historical Sky Tower which takes you up 320 feet in a a gigantic circular elevator, and the gondola ride.
It was no wonder the boys passed out on the bus ride home. It was a long and busy day!

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