Sea World

Made our first trip to Sea World this year and it was an absolutely beautiful day, the kind I would like to see year round.

Arrived and as always the paying for parking and parking takes way to long, don't know why they seem to have so much trouble getting cars parked.

The side entrance was open so we didn't have to deal with the crowds buying their tickets and we were on our way in no time.

First stop as always was our picture for the day.

Then Kaleigh and Riley checked out the maps to decide where we would go first.

The Manta aquarium won and we were off.

Part of the tank goes overhead and we could watch the stingrays from below.

Kaleigh was pretty fascinated with them.

Head on view of the Rays.

Riley was checking out the shrimp.

I hadn't realized just how big this tank is. The other times we have visited the exhibit was very crowded and we didn't get a chance to really enjoy everything.

Up inside one of the smaller tanks.

Two of my favorite boys.

Not sure what kind of flowers these are but I thought they were very pretty.

Then we came across the Discovery Garden, don't know how long it has been there but it is the first time I've seen it. These are some kind of peppers, I'm sure the are very hot because they are very small and that is how it seems to work.

Checking out the manatees.

This is the first time we have gone to the underwater viewing area for the manatees in a very long time and both Riley and Kaleigh really liked being able to look at everything from the ground.

Look Kaleigh, do you see that big one over there?

Then the puffins. This exhibit has been changed all around, you go in the exit and see everything backwards and where the entrance use to be is now a gift shop.

Finally found the popcorn!

Look at those sharks!
Lunch time, I packed a lunch for the kids and me. Dan and Andy got chicken and I got some fruit for us to share and turned out to be one of best lunches we have had at Sea World. Everyone was happy and ate everything.


Off to Wild Arctic, used the passholders entrance in the gift shop and that takes you right to the entrance after the movie so we aren't walking through twice or waiting in line at the main entrance.

There was a special program going on with the beluga whales and a group of kids were interacting with two of the whales. So we watched that for a bit, found out you have to be ten to participate.

Riley with the Polar Bears, he thought it was pretty cool that he got to go by himself.