Spencer and I have a soft spot in our hearts for the Sea World and Busch Gardens parks since we both used to work at and even met at Busch Gardens in Tampa. So we were both pretty excited to go to Sea World in San Diego today. We had both been to the one in Orlando before, but not this one. Although we managed to have a great time anyway, our visit was bittersweet. The park was in shambles (construction and mess everywhere), there were lines for EVERYTHING as if there weren't enough employees working, and lots of exhibits and shows were just closed for no apparent reason. The parks we knew (before they were bought out) were so different and so much more aesthetically pleasing. But they are still taking great care of the animals and doing good things for conservation, which is probably the most important thing to both of us, so it wasn't all a bust. The dolphins and pilot whales were impressive and Shamu is always awesome. The Shark encounter was very well done and Spencer managed to have a staring contest with a huge grouper. It was an overcast beautiful day at Mission Bay (the bay that Sea World is build alongside) so we enjoyed ourselves regardless!
We finished off our evening with a delicious dinner at Buon Appetito in Little Italy and a relaxing evening in our hotel room for our last night in San Diego.
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