Family Vacation- Day 2

Day two: Caroline and I took a walk around the property and identified flowers and birds after breakfast (a selection of sugary cereals that don't exist in Tiki Island).

Then we loaded up to drive four whole miles to Sea World. Sea World is owned by Anheuser Busch so they have Clydesdale Horses on display. Caroline loves the superbowl commercial where the Dalmatian trains the horse and sure enough, at the back of the exhibit is King, the Dalmatian. C was pretty happy to meet a tv star.

One of the first things we did was feed the dolphins. Our neighbor rescued Maddy the dolphin in Galveston and after some time at the Marine Mammal rescue center in Galveston the dolphin was transferred to Sea World SA. So, Caroline and I purchased bait and tried to find Maddy. I went to college to be a Marine Biologist and had to go to Sea World to feed or pet a dolphin. It was wonderful! It was more than a little intimidating to be holding a three inch long fish and have this huge mouth full of teeth come bursting out of the water below you.

We watched the shows in the morning and headed to the rides in the afternoon.

Caroline was only tall enough for three of them. The Raging River was our first and this was pretty fun for her after being a little afraid in line. The log ride was our next choice (I will take all the credit/blame for this one). The log ride is just a little coaster right? Wrong! There is a six story drop and no seat belts. Caroline was holding on to the rails with her hands and my knees with her elbows. Everyone enjoyed it as you can see from the picture. After that, we had to end our day on a high note (and help her courage) so, we stopped at Shamu's Happy Harbor and rode the kiddie coaster and played in the nets. We were worn out by 3 so we headed back to the hotel and floated for 2 hours. That night the hotel lit the campfires at the pavilion and we made smores. Yummy.