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| Shamu eyes the dinner menu |
Our
stay in San Diego would be replete without a visit to Sea World, a SD
icon. In addition to the shows,
which were better than I had imagined beforehand, there were loads of aquariums
and exhibits, and a few rides worth a venture. The shows included acrobats, comedians, tropical birds but
the real stars were aquatic: Orcas, Dolphins, Sea Lions and a special crowd
pleasing Otter. It is amazing how
much these creatures can learn and how much time it must take to train them.
Since
one price get’s you in for a year we returned a second time to hit the Dolphin
show and a couple of favorite aquariums again, as well as go up in the
revolving tower and ride the Manta Ray coaster, things we missed in the first
go-around. I suppose the coaster
was worth the 20-minute wait but was no match for Disney’s Space Mountain. All in all Sea World was well worth the
effort.
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| Orca's (aka killer whales) are fearsome predators. I've heard that they are the fastest swimmers in the oceans. |
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| The Dolphin show with it's accompanying human acrobats was our favorite. |
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| Final curtain call and wave goodbye. |
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| Reef fish exhibit |
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| Leopard Sharks and others |
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| Sea Turtle, yeah no kidding |
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| Lot's of fresh water creatures also |
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| Discus from the Amazon are popular in home aquariums |
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| California Golden Trout |
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| We spent quite a while watching Beluga Whales from above and below the water line |
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| Graceful and seemingly gentle creatures |
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