Day Three in San Antonio

So day three in San Antonio.  We went to Sea World again!  Like you didn’t know, right?  Well this morning we were moving pretty slow and instead of going out for breakfast, the IT Guy went down to the lobby and got us some muffins, coffee, and fruit for breakfast.  Nothing special!

So we headed to Sea World again, and this time the IT Guy remembered to bring the tickets!  yeah!  Well, since we did most of the kiddie rides the day before, we decided to see most of the shows on this day.  But we made it in time to feed the dolphins.  And I have to say this was my favorite part of our trip.  They were the sweetest animals!  Of course, I had dead fish in my hand and that probably helped a lot too, but hey I like to think that maybe they liked my cheery disposition…okay maybe not!  But look at this sweet baby!  Doesn’t it look like its smiling?  

Emma wasn’t quiet sure about sticking her hand down there for them to eat out of her hand, but after the first time, she was really excited, and I have to say so was I.  They had no fear about coming right up to you and letting you feed them right out of your hand.  I declared then that I needed a dolphin.  The IT Guy wanted to know where I was going to keep it and I told him that we could put one in Emma’s wading pool.  Problem solved!  I really don’t see the problem with this.

Look how close it got!  It was so pretty, and the skin was so soft yet rubbery too.  They were the sweetest creatures and Emma and I wanted to stay in that section for a while.  I think I was more impressed with them than she was.

This guy was the biggest dolphin there and he was darker than the smaller ones, and he/she would push the smaller ones out of the way and get as close to me as he/she possibly could.  And even though I didn’t have any food left, he/she wanted to be the center of attention.

Then we went to Shamu’s Happy Harbor/Splash Zone. As you can see we were smart this day, and dressed Emma in her bikini and a pair of shorts.  I knew she would love this and I was right.  We were waiting for another show to start and we had about an hour and a half to kill, so we let her have at it.  She had so much fun and for about 45 minutes, she didn’t gripe (about anything)!  

The IT Guy and I just found a shady spot and just enjoyed watching her.  Knowing that she was having such a great time made us smile.  I mean come on, look at this face.  This my friends, is the look of pure joy or maybe she was just happy that she was cool and not sweating to death.  Who knows.

After having so much fun, Emma was hungry and wanted pizza!  UGH!  Hot pizza in a 104 degree heat?  I don’t think so, but hey its what she wanted, and plus the line was short and the IT Guy didn’t have to wait 20 minutes to get her food, which meant she wasn’t griping at me, telling me that she was hungry and she wanted food.  Got that?  Good!

After Emma ate lunch, we went to the Dolphin show, which was also very cool, but we were so high up in the bleachers, I didn’t get good pictures!  Sorry!  Photoshop can only do so much people!

And after the dolphin show we went to see the sea lion show.  Oh my!  This was hysterical.  If you go to Sea World, make sure you see this show.  It was great!  Emma laughed through the whole thing, as did her parents. 

And once again, I saw their cute little faces, and wanted to take one home with me.  We did get to feed them but you couldn’t get up close and touch them like you could the dolphins.   

 

Again, Emma had a hard time picking those dead fish up and throwing them over the edge.  Especially when she saw the dead squid!  Which I gotta say, I was a little grossed out about that one too! But she did it!

And look at this little guy, when I looked at it, he reminded me of someone or something.  Then it hit me, he reminded me of our dog Oreo, our little stray Schnauzer with that impossibly cute face begging for attention.  Yeah, I could have taken him home in a heartbeat.   

After the sea lion show, we went to see some of the fish aquariums and like the day before Emma was ready to go by 5:30.  And again, we went back to the hotel and took a nap before heading out to dinner. 

But that night, we went to the market downtown, and ate at La Margarita’s.  We had been once before with some friends when the IT Guy was on a business trip.  We remembered that they had great margaritas and the best Mexican food.  We sat outside and just enjoyed being with each other.  Then I caught sight of the two Chinese or maybe the were Japanese guys at the table next to us.  They had no idea what to order or how to eat it!  Oh Lordy!  The IT Guy almost peed his pants.  They were so cute, and I felt so bad for them but they just smiled and picked up that fajita beef and went for it.  And one of them had a big ole Nikon camera and I really wanted to smash his little face in my big ol’ margarita glass and high tail it out of the restaurant with that camera. They had no clue how to eat fajitas, but they looked like they were having fun!  So who was I to judge, plus I had had a large margarita and could have cared less what anyone was doing. 

After dinner, the IT Guy and I wanted to walk around the market but Emma said she was really tired, so we headed back to the hotel, and went to bed.  It was such a fun day and I hated it to end!  Check back for our last day in San Antonio!