Itinerary for today...SEA WORLD !! I had been looking forward to this when I planned my aussie holiday......Dolphins, Koalas & Kangaroos....a MUST SEE =)
SEA WORLD.....What can I say about this place? FANTASTIC!! For me, I feel so happy to have been there, to touch the gentle Ray, starfish, to watch the sea's most endearing & gentle dolphins perform their tricks, watch for my 1st time..Polar Bears, Sea Lions & the world's feared creatures of the sea ...the Shark..all live before my eyes!!
It began with a hot day, just like yesterday in Movie World, but it being moring still the sun was bearable. Our 1st stop was to watch the 'Fish Detectives Sea Lion Show' ~ a comedy sketch which involves a sea lion named Clawde (and was he HUGE!), the show brought laughter to us all which left us light hearted.
Next was the show everyone had been eagerly waiting for....the 'Imagine Dolphin Show' where we experiance a most unique & wonderful presentation by the world's most popular & endearing mamals ~ the Dolphins. Their amazing agility & grace as they interacted with their trainers was simply overwhelming.
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| THE MOST FACINATING SHOW EVER !! =) |
Feeding time at the DOLPHIN NURSERY where the trainers would teach the baby dolphins simple tricks. Baby dolphins are a playful lot & we can see them playing around with each other, tossing balls around, so much alike young children. And then there was this one baby dolphin who decided it wanted to play ball with us. I took this shot just right before it tossed its ball to us playfully.
The next shot was taken right after it had tossed the ball to us, after which it called out in gesture for us to throw it back to her, she then playfully continued playing with her ball as it swam away.... simply amazing !!
The 'POLAR BEAR SHORES' is another of my favourite, I'm sure everyone was as amazed as I was as we watched this huge but graceful creature's underwater swimming and it's playful behaviours through the large underwater viewing windows.
Next...time to come face to face with creatures of the deep & one of man's most feared creatures of the ocean.....the SHARK! at Shark Bay. Shark Bay is the worlds largest man-made lagoon system for sharks.
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| ENTRANCE TO SHARK BAY UNDERWATER VIEWING TANK |
Then once exiting the viewing gallery there is a man-made shallow Touch Pool where we can personally have a feel of various sea animals such as the beautiful starfish and even sea urchins & sea cucumber.
A seagull decided to take a rest at one of the stones in the Touch Pool =)
Watch the Ray Fish swim gracefully in a shallow yet wide pool called the 'Bay Reef' where visitors can feed, touch & observe these wonderful creatures as they gracefully swim & manoeuvre underwater.
It began to rain not too long after but we were lucky that it was already in the later part of the afternoon and we had already seen most of the park. Pity that we had missed out on the Monorail where we could have had a sceanic 2km trip through the park, due to the heavy rainfall, it wasn't operating. Eventhough the cable car ride was operating, the open sides of the car would have got us all wet...such a waste =(
(The Monorail passing by the Sea World Theatre as we were watching the Fish Detective Show earlier)
(Background ~ where the Jet Ski Extreme performance is held & above ~ the Cable Car)
The final stop was at the entrance/exit point of Sea World to watch the 'Jet Stunt Extreme Show' ~ featuring some of the world's best jet ski stunt performers with some cool aerial flips & jumps. I was so engrossed watching & cheering that I had forgotten about taking any photos.
(Background ~ people waiting for the Jet Stunt Show to start...the seagulls are practically everywhere)
(The Lagoon where the Jet Stunt Extreme is held)
(Some scenes around Sea World)
Sharing with you a video I took with my camera during the 'Imagine Dolphin Show'...the video is rather shakey cos I dont really know when the dolphins gonna come up again...lol..but anyway hope you will enjoy it =)
This is the video taken during the 'Detective Sea Lion Show' =)
(Souveniers from Sea World)
(The entrance ticket to Warner Brother's Movie World & Sea World)
Tonight's dinner was something special for us ~ dinner at Hard Rock Cafe, situated at the heart of Surfer's Paradise. Great atmosphere & great food..except for the noise & loud chatter from other patrons.
(The bar ~ some what unique in design)
(Some of the variety of Beers served at Hard Rock Cafe)
And this is just the appetiser ~ BBQ Chicken wings with the most delicious cheese dip
Our two main dishes ~ BBQ Pork Ribs & BBQ Steak
The lovely staircase leading up to the cafe filled with momentos & photos of rock stars
This pants was designed by Elvis' costumer Bill Belew who was responsible for some of Elvis' memorable stage costumes.
This is one of my favourite shots. Taken just as I was about to take my hubby's photo right outside the Hard Rock Cafe when this group of jolly Aussies came right out (after a few drinks I suppose =P) and cheekily posed right infront of my camera!!...lol
Today is yet another tired but satisfying day for all of us. Tomorrow will be our free day and we are looking forward to our day at the beach & Carrara Market =)
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