Pots and Cans

Pots and Cans

Saturday, October 18, 2014

SAN DIEGO SEA WORLD

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.

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!

San Diego Sea World

I love Sea World with all its fishy characters, scary sharks and sleepy turtles. 


Under the killer whale tank

Tropical fish reef

Enjoying the sunshine

Feeding the bat rays

In the glass shark tunnel

Rubber dinghy rapids - we got soaked!

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 ...)

Yes Shamu is still here

That is one big fish that makes a very big splash

Hey - how about a fishy snack?

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. 

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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