Monday & Wednesday

Monday and Wednesday we went to SeaWorld. If you plan to go to SeaWorld and are not a Florida resident, you can use your Rapid Rewards membership through Southwest Airlines to get 20% off each ticket (a substantial savings). Also if you buy a ticket, you can return for free in the same week. Okay, enough frugal tips.

So, we went to SeaWorld on Monday and it was absolutely pouring rain. I mean, thunder, lightning, downpours--but the shows go on! So, we got front row parking, no waiting in lines, no sweltering heat. Just us and some $1.25 rain ponchos! It was actually a lot of fun. We saw the Shamu show and as another blogging friend wrote about their experience, it was a little lackluster. We bought the DVD of the show they did prior to the accident last year and it was quite different from what we experienced. Nonetheless, killer whales are impressive creatures any way you see them.

On Wednesday we went back and the weather wasn't rainy, but it was overcast. Again, that kept many people away and so it was quite enjoyable. This time we figured out what we'd like to see and when. We were able to see all the shows we wanted to (repeated seeing the dolphin/whale show as that is really amazing) and enjoyed the Sea Lion show. The kids did really well considering it was a lot of walking.