While Chris Rea sang about the road to hell, we were sat in
it leaving Los Angeles heading out on the I-5 South highway to San Diego. There’s a grey cloud over San Diego and
that’s not because they knew we were coming, just an overcast start to the day.
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Leaving Los Angeles and that's the traffic before 9 am! |
There’s something fishy going on as our first introduction
to San Diego is a day at Sea World, home to that favourite family friend
Shamu. Yes, after all these years Shamu
is still alive and swimming with his fishy Orca mates here in San D and as we’re
in California, he hasn’t a wrinkle!
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San Diego Sea World |
I love Sea World with all its fishy characters, scary sharks
and sleepy turtles.
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Under the killer whale tank |
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Tropical fish reef |
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Enjoying the sunshine |
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Feeding the bat rays |
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In the glass shark tunnel |
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Rubber dinghy rapids - we got soaked! |
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Enjoying the high life on the Sky Ride |
And here's what everyone's been waiting for - the Shamu show! Aren't they just adorable (although you wouldn't think so if you were a sea-lion ...)
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Yes Shamu is still here |
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That is one big fish that makes a very big splash |
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Hey - how about a fishy snack? |
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I didn't see my star on the walk of fame |
Staying at La Quinta Inn just 3 miles away from Sea World in
what is known as the Old Town.
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La Quinta Inn - Room 113 |
It’s a
far cry from the luxury and glamour of Sunset Boulevard being largely an
overpriced, glorified roadside hotel/motel but they do have high speed internet
access so I suppose I should be grateful for small mercies.
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