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24th December
We went to Seaworld on Christmas Eve and it turned out a most memorable day. (The only downside was the silly raft ride where everyone got soaking wet and stayed wet, because of the cool winter weather, till we got back to the hotel late at night.)
The manatees, polar bears, flamingoes and assorted fishy things were all quite interesting. The Beluga whales looked incredible, a few lucky patrons who’d booked well ahead got the chance to be with them in the water. We went to the killer whale show and were most impressed with Shamu and friends and their trainers as they leapt and dived and flipped and splashed. It was one of the highlights of our trip thus far.
The dolphin show had a lot to compete with and you got the feeling that they knew they were playing second fiddle to the big stars of the show. They resorted to cheesy tricks with the trainers, excessive audience splashing and incredibly high leaps in their attempts to astound the audience and they went pretty close. Jordan gave them a thumbs up rating but I’m unaware of what the tourists with the wet digital cameras thought.
We went back to the killer whale evening show which managed to top the afternoon show. It began with a choir singing Christmas carols, followed by a thoughtful tribute to American servicemen and then the whale show under lights. They rounded the show off with more Christmas carols and the lighting of an enormous tower with Christmas lights. Quite a memorable Christmas Eve.
We went to Seaworld on Christmas Eve and it turned out a most memorable day. (The only downside was the silly raft ride where everyone got soaking wet and stayed wet, because of the cool winter weather, till we got back to the hotel late at night.)
The manatees, polar bears, flamingoes and assorted fishy things were all quite interesting. The Beluga whales looked incredible, a few lucky patrons who’d booked well ahead got the chance to be with them in the water. We went to the killer whale show and were most impressed with Shamu and friends and their trainers as they leapt and dived and flipped and splashed. It was one of the highlights of our trip thus far.
The dolphin show had a lot to compete with and you got the feeling that they knew they were playing second fiddle to the big stars of the show. They resorted to cheesy tricks with the trainers, excessive audience splashing and incredibly high leaps in their attempts to astound the audience and they went pretty close. Jordan gave them a thumbs up rating but I’m unaware of what the tourists with the wet digital cameras thought.
We went back to the killer whale evening show which managed to top the afternoon show. It began with a choir singing Christmas carols, followed by a thoughtful tribute to American servicemen and then the whale show under lights. They rounded the show off with more Christmas carols and the lighting of an enormous tower with Christmas lights. Quite a memorable Christmas Eve.
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