We're Baaaack! Discovery Cove!

We found a real jewel. If you are looking for some time with the dolphins, and rays....and I guess some sharks and baracutas. (?spelling). We drove to Orlando. It took us 2 days to drive, we had planned to meet up with my sis and her boyfriend at the Forbidden Gardens in Katy TX and then go to dinner together. Due to unforseen circumstances (I read travel time of 204 min instead of 240 minutes....) Anyway, we ended up meeting at a random resturaunt. The rest of the ride to Orlando went as planned.

Sunday night we arrived at the condo. I was RELEVED! It was nice. I wasn't sure what to expect. It was not new but it was nice. Location was perfect. Around the corner from Sea World and Discovery cove (littlerally!) Sunday night, Will's mom and dad flew in.

Monday, we went to Sea World. It rained off and on all day. It was still nice. We were able to see shows and animals ect.

Tuesday was my favorite day of the whole trip. It was Discovery Cove day. WWW.discoverycove.com

We arrived and checked in. Our "dolphin experiance" time was 12:20. I was a little worried that it would rain off and on all day, like yesterday. Luckily, the skies looked promising. I can't remeber what we did first after our little tour. I think we went into the coral reef area. It was cold. A nice steady 74 degrees (I think). I am not sure what was most overwhelming. The temp all the fish and huge stingrays in with you! When I say "huge" I mean from side to side was 5 ft. There were some smaller ones but the ones you most noticed were the big ones. I don't know the names of any other fish in there except barracuda and SHARKS. (Those were behind glass :)

This is Kira riding Lester. As part of the "dolphin experiance" we rode a dolphin for a short distance. It felt a lot like horseback riding, sort of jerky.

"Hi, Pete"

This was a stingray in the stingray area. On one side was the coral reef and the other was a much shallower area where you could walk in and pet the rays.