The One with Sea World San Diego


Friday, August 26, 2011

Yesterday was a long and fun day! Thanks to the Army and Air Force, we got free tickets to Sea World San Diego so the Bybees picked us up in the AM and we made the two hour trek down south. I've never been to San Diego, but we'll definitely be going back one of these days to do a session though this beauty of a temple!
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We arrived a little after the park opened and got right in.
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I bet this looks so festive all lit up at night!
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First event: the dolphin show!
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It was probably my favorite of the four shows that we saw throughout the day, what with all the acrobats and costumes and music.
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Not to mention the dolphins performed amazing tricks!
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Next we walked through the shark tanks. This is as close as I ever want to be to a shark. Shudder.
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Look at the size of this prehistoric shark jaw! T'would not be a fun way to go...
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Family picture time!
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Next we saw a pet show. I was like, why would I come to Sea World to see dogs and cats and birds when I can just go home and see my own zoo? :)
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But it was actually really fun and entertaining!
I spy with my little eye, a cat tight rope walking!
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I spy with my little eye a cat climbing across a rope upside down!
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Pretty trees outside our lunch spot.
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Our other friends the Kimballs and their three little girls met up with us at lunch. We got a meat sampler platter.
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Then we walked through the turtle exhibit where scuba divers were feeding them lettuce and thousands of other marine life gathered around to partake.
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In the gift shop I was instantly mesmerized by the jellyfish. I could stare at these things for hours! Are they legal pets?
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'Member these things?
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There was a time 15 years ago when I would have been in a tizzy to get my hands on this Beanie Baby!

Then we saw the Shamu killer whale show.
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Half the show consisted of the killer whales dousing the audience. We sat in the very last row to get some shade and feel the breeze. And to avoid getting wet :)
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Hooray!
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The final show we saw was the sea lions.
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I only got one good picture of a sea lion doing tricks - found in the photo collage below.

Then we took a quick detour to Alaska. Well, not really, but it felt and looked like it!
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"Baby beluga in the deep blue sea. Swim so wild and you swim so free..." Gotta love some Raffi!

Next we walked through the penguin village. These are such funny little rotund creatures!
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For some reason we decided to go on Atlantis at the end of the day instead of the beginning. Chris, Blake, and I got super duper soaked! So much for avoiding the "splash zones" at all the shows haha.
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We all got cooked to a crisp from being in the sun for 10 hours. Even with multiple applications of sunscreen!
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Here are some more of the animals we saw, collaged together to save some space:
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From top left to bottom right: Dolphins are so nice and playful it seems! I want one :) Sleeping polar bear. A sea lion balancing a ball on its nose. Sharks, sharks, and more sharks everywhere! A giant something. Pretty jellyfish. Sunbathing sea lion. Killer whales. A beluga whale.

Hopefully soon Fox will love animals as much as I do and get a kick out of going to the zoo and such!
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Good fun, good friends, good times!

12 comments

  1. a few years ago when our oldest was about 3 we got a season pass to Sea World. We live about an hour away and we found it was the perfect park for a 3 year old and we went pretty often! I am sure in a few years Fox will love it!

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  2. Next stop San Diego Zoo! :) That's probably better than the Hogle Zoo. Looks like a lot of fun! I have always wanted to go to Sea World. I used to be obsessed with dolphins. So thanks for the cool pictures of them!

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  3. How fun! San Diego is my hometown and I miss it so dang much. And the temple pretty much stuns me every single time I see it no matter how many times I see it! I'm glad you had so much fun :)

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  4. Wow, Paige you documented our day perfectly! :) Fun Day!

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  5. ah, looks like so much fun! i've been to sea world before a long long time ago, and just remember LOVING the dolphin shows. and oh my goodness, that cat climbing the rope upside down is ridiculous!
    Xo

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  6. Whales, dolphins, and sharks! Oh, my!

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  7. At the Seaworld in Orlando they have the pet show too - it's called Pets Ahoy and is the cutest thing ever. Great photos Paige - those jellyfish shots are beautiful!

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  8. Oh man... we just missed each other at sea world. We went on Tuesday and then we went to Lego Land on Wednesday :)
    We sat in the wet zone for Shamu and holy cow girl... you get wet. lol

    Too bad we didn't plan it better. On Monday we are going to the Hunting Botanical Garden :)

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  9. Thank you for commenting on my blog-totally made my day. I love following your blog, you make me laugh and I think your a creative genius. Hope you don't think I'm a creepo. Your latest adventure to San Diego looks fun, I too, want to go to the San Diego temple and do a session someday, just the outside looks amazing!

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  10. hi paige! the tree looking thingy is red, white and blue when lit up at night...just like the flag! we passed by it tonight when coming home.
    i need to take the family to sea world. it's been years! we're so close too!!

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  11. Side note: You are looking really skinny! I know a few months ago you were (needlessly) freaking out over your post-baby weight. Whatever you have been doing, girl, is working. :)
    (Not that I thought you have ever needed to lose anything in the first place.)

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  12. The sea lion show is my favorite. And petting the sting rays and dolphins.

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