Seaworld revisited

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Up late yet again, and again a lazy start – long baths and reading books, while Stef and Lauren go back to the pool again. There is lots of whispering and could it be that Lauren has a "friend"? Maybe we might find out – but then again maybe we won't!

Once everyone has got ready, we head off back to SeaWorld, where we intend to spend the rest of the day, staying for the fireworks properly this time!

Andy and Steff @ the Seaworld tower

We park and enter SeaWorld, and almost immediately decide to watch the Dolphin show again – Blue Horizons, which we had really enjoyed. We have a little time to kill before we need to be there – so go and spend sometime watching the stingrays. They are so graceful to watch – and so soft to the touch, which of course everyone does.

We arrive at the Whale and Dolphin theatre, where Blue Horizons is to be performed, just as the doors open. We enter and get good seats – even better than last time! The show is again very good –even the divers seem to have improved slightly.

We had missed the Manatee Rescue exhibit last time, so walked around and viewed those wonderful creatures. So large, and yet so graceful too! It so upsetting to think Manatees are on the endangered list. SeaWorld is trying to do what it can, so all is not lost yet.

We walk round and get to Atlantis, and decide to ride again, all of us. Lauren and I are in the front again, and this time we get really soaked! Fortunately I am not wearing trainers this time – so not as bad. Andy, Anita and Lauren go and ride Kraken again, while Stef and I go and get a refill!

Lolly and Steff stroking rays

We walk around to the Hospitality Centre – look at the horses there – beautiful. Then inside for our couple of "freebies" of the Anheuser Busch products, well both Anita and I get them – but guess who ends up drinking them!

Aquatica - flyer

It is in here we see the model of the new water park that SeaWorld is building. It looks totally amazing. Andy and Anita go into the Anheuser Busch shop there and come out with two really great tasting BBQ sauces. Unfortunately when we have finished them there is no way of getting anymore – except for going back of course!

We go into the kiddies play area – where there is an arcade, with loads of machines etc. We get some of their tokens to play some of the machines – Lauren and Stef go on a dance mat – funny to watch, but both are quite good! Andy tries a few driving games, and Anita and I just play some of our favourite type machines – and win some tickets! Once everyone has spent their tokens, Lauren and Stef take our tickets, and make big decisions as to what to spend them on. We didn’t have that many, but you would have thought they had a million to play with, the time it takes them to decide. They end up with a pencil, a jumping cap, and a plastic mini-slinky! Well worth the 20 minutes that it took them to decide. (yeah right!).

Lolly and Stef on a dance machine in the arcade

We walk further on, to Mango Joes for dinner. Anita opts for the Fajita again, a very good choice I might add! Burgers for the rest of us, and an odd beer or two for me! – just a quick thought how can two beers be odd?

Andy, Stef and Lauren go and spend some time in the playground, running and laughing all the time. Anita and I sit and chew the fat for a while. A very relaxed way to spend half an hour.

Another little walk – and we are at the Sea Lion and Otter Stadium, and its almost time for the Clyde and Seymour evening show, which we had been told was a must see by Carmen, the trainer from Discovery Cove on Saturday. We take our seats, and the mine artist appears again, and is funny. Makes the whole audience laugh, well apart from whoever he is taking the piss out of at the time.

    

Clyde and Seymour show

The show itself is great – it is basically a recap of the day in SeaWorld – but poking fun at itself. Nothing gets left out – Kraken, Shamu, Believe, the lot are pulled apart in a very funny way. A brilliant show – one to watch if you get the chance!

Once the show is over we walk back towards the Waterfront, to try and find somewhere to watch the fireworks show from. We also grab a refill to drink, and everyone apart from me – goes into a great shop, and Anita comes out with a large bag, with loads of stuff – more presents – including a great t-shirt and a Shamu mouse mat that I get for my birthday – shirt from Anita and mouse mat from Andy. I am again wondering how we are going to fit everything in on our homeward journey.

We have found a good space to watch the fireworks, well its not just fireworks – it is a show combining them, lights, projected film onto a wall of water, and great music. It even has a storyline! As the final firework goes off, we begin the walk back to the car, milling with the crowd, as everyone leaves at the same time. Once in the car – Anita drives quickly – jumping the queue that is forming at the exit, as she did last time. My wife is very good at dodging the jams – lol.

Krispy Creme doughnuts

As we head off down I-Drive towards the hotel, Stef manages to fall asleep again! We get back, and Lauren and Stef go for a quick swim, which kind of wakes Stef up for a bit – or was that the Krispy Kreme doughnut that did it.

They return, and we all turn in for the night.