Having survived the
Tuesday shuttle ride to Disney we risked the Wednesday ride
to Sea World. We enjoyed Sea World as much as the Disney
parks and spent the entire day there. Again, we didn't deal
with the rides but we saw all the animal exhibits and went
to two shows. Anyone who goes to the Shamu Show has got to
be impressed with the sheer power of those whales. Not only
did we see fish, porpoises, whales and seals, but we saw the
Budweiser Clydsdales. And that must be the ultimate tribute
to the power of sponsorship in America. Sea World seemed to
be pretty laid-back and we enjoyed the day there.
Like any park, we spent a
lot of time walking around and exploring.
We found ourselves
spending some time at the huge porpoise and seal pond which
gets to real noisy when the people come to feed to seals. It
puts barking dogs into a whole new perspective.
We went to see the Seal
and Otter Show which featured a real ham of a seal. The
"plot" dealt with a girl was alone on an island and a pirate
who was looking for treasure. When he asked her why she was
wearing the color shirt she had on she told him that she was
marooned. Ah, look at the pictures.
The last show we saw was
a porpoise show complete with human high-wire acrobats..
One exhibit which is a
lot of fun is the penguin place. We were moved along a
walkway in front of huge glassed-South Pole habitat with
penguins and related Antarctic birds. Uh - one of likes to
watch birds as much as one of us likes to shop.
Of all the attractions at
Sea World, none can compare to the Shamu Show. It so happens
that they putting together a new show and have invited the
public to the rehearsals so we had something of a preview.
As it worked out, this was the first time they had run
through the entire show without stopping so we got a real
treat. It is not to be missed.
