Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Vacation Recap: Part 2

Kyle and I both agreed that Thursday was our favorite day of the whole trip: SeaWorld!!

We got there before they opened and thanks to the Hero Salute program we were able to get free tickets (thank you SeaWorld!!!). We started off with a Sea Lion show which was amazing, these animals are just so impressive. I even got danced with by a team member who was warming up the crowd haha. 

We walked around and took in the amazing sites and adorable animals. We were able to see 2 sea lion pups who were just recently born (one was born that morning), just too cute. 

At 2:30 we had our dolphin encounter, I was so excited for this. We met a 32 year old dolphin named, Nacha. We got to feed her and pet her. It was absolutely incredible!


We then headed off to the Penguin Encounter. Kyle was like a little kid and couldn't wait to see a penguin up close and personal. We met an adorable little girl penguin (she doesn't have a name yet) that is still in penguin school (learning how to swim and feed herself). We were even able to go into the habitat and see just how cold it is where the 200+ penguins live. 


We saw every show at the park and enjoyed the beautiful weather. It was a perfect day.


Stayed tuned for the last vacation recap tomorrow!
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26 comments:

  1. KristinaJune 25, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    Looks like you guys had a great time. We met and swam with dolphins last summer on our honey and it was the greatest. I loved it and would do it again in a heartbeat.

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  2. UnknownJune 25, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    How fun that you got to play with penguins! I am jealous!

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  3. Amanda @ Mandaloves BlogJune 25, 2013 at 9:13 AM

    Omg, the penguins That's so awesome that you got to touch them! What did they feel like? Were they friendly?
    I've been to Sea World in FL 3 times and its by far one of my favorite places, it's so awesome to see everything up close!

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  4. Meagan EastmanJune 25, 2013 at 9:30 AM

    The penguin looks way too cute!! I can see why you guys loved SeaWorld the most!

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  5. xJune 25, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    Oh my goodness! That looks like soooo much fun. I've always wanted to hang out with dolphins & I had not idea you could hang with penguins TOO! :)

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  6. Alejandra June 25, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Ahh! How fun! I would have been a little kid about the penguins too! I love that you guys got to touch the dolphins also!!

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  7. ShannonJune 25, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    I've seen dolphins before, but I've never touched a penguin! I would have been squealing right along with your hubs. HA!

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  8. ChatterBlossomJune 25, 2013 at 10:16 AM

    No wonder it was your favorite vacay! I can't believe you actually got to see a dolphin up close. How long do they live? 32 sounds so old for an animal.
    -Jamie
    ChatterBlossom

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  9. mail4roseyJune 25, 2013 at 10:46 AM

    How fun, and is that a Beluga whale?? :)

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  10. MegJune 25, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Wow what a great day! How amazing of Sea World to get you those tickets. I love all your photos, especially holding the penguin - HOW COOL?!?

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  11. UnknownJune 25, 2013 at 11:23 AM

    How fun! I would love to do one of those encounters some day!

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  12. KellyJune 25, 2013 at 11:29 AM

    Awww fun! I'm dying to get down to Orlando and go to Disney, Universal, Sea World, etc.

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  13. RebeccaJune 25, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    I'm so going to have to check out seaworld one of these days; especially since they let you hold the penguins.

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  14. SusannahJune 25, 2013 at 2:09 PM

    Looks like so much fun!! I want to visit Sea World so badly! Someday... :-)

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  15. AnonymousJune 25, 2013 at 4:02 PM

    The penguins! Oh my gosh! That's really cool. I've never been to SeaWorld, but it looks like a really fun experience.

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    1. JenJune 25, 2013 at 5:03 PM

      Definitely go while you are here!! :) It's so fun!

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  16. JenJune 25, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    It was so much fun! I didn't want to leave haha.

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  17. AnonymousJune 25, 2013 at 6:07 PM

    That is so cool! You got to meet a dolphin AND penguin? No way!

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  18. RachelJune 25, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    That penguin encounter looks so awesome!!

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  19. KristenJune 26, 2013 at 9:29 AM

    Ok, you are living me dream with this update. Getting to touch a real live penguin and dolphin?! Jealous, party of one over here!

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  20. AshleyJune 26, 2013 at 9:58 AM

    So jealous! I wanna pet a dolphin!

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  21. Lisa CJune 26, 2013 at 11:10 AM

    I'm impressed that dolphins can live to be that old. But I'm super jealy that you got to meet dolphins and penguins.

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  22. SarahJune 26, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    My grandparents took me to the big attraction in FL one year but my favorite was Sea World. I loved touching the dolphins!

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  23. KimJune 28, 2013 at 5:04 AM

    Those encounters are awesome! So cool!

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  24. JessicaJune 28, 2013 at 2:50 PM

    So fun! I grew up in San Diego, so we went to SeaWorld all the time when I was a kid. I love it there! I never got to do the encounters, though - and how cool that you got to see so many baby animals!

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  25. MillaJune 30, 2013 at 3:53 PM

    How adorable is that penguin?? Looks like it is the place for me to visit! :D

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