Jillian's whole reason for wanting to go to sea world
was to see "flipper". We lucked out and saw some dolphins up close
and personal at feeding time.
She loved it and did NOT want to leave. But we
did talk her into it and we went to see the baluga whale and dolphin show.
It's an amazing 'cirque de soleil' type performance with divers, drummers,
synchronized swimmers, and of course dophins and whales. At the end
Jillian got to go down and meet some of the cast. As well they had
the baluga whales out in the pool. One named Luna who is 3 years
old came over and started to interact with Jillian through the glass.
Jillian waved and luna shook her head, jillian nodded and luna nodded back.
Luna took off 2 times to come back to see Jillian. They even gave
each other a kiss t hrough the glass. jillian told luna she 'loved
her lots' bringing 'ahhhs' from the entire cast.
Jillian with one of the swimmers
Jillian and Luna
Jillian waving to Luna
Luna looking right at Jillian.
We also saw the Shamu show. It was good- and jillian
was upset she did not get to see Shamu like she did Luna. However
auntie Gloria surprised her with a Shamu stuffed animal who jillian was
smitten with for days (and sleeps iwht every night). She even introduced
the toy to the cats so that she wouldn't be shy with the kitties.
Jillian hugging 'shamu' before the show
We also went on a few rides. We went on the log ride (you know the one where you get VERY wet). Jillian went with daddy- mommy and auntie gloria were on another log so no photos were gotten. Howevery they automatically take a photo of you at the bottom of the biggest dive. Jillian had a HUGE grin on her face. Below are some shots from the kiddie play area which she really liked.
Jillian hanging out with the flamingos. We also saw sharks, seals,
tortoises, but her favorites were shamu and flipper (the dolphins)