This is part 12 of my 2009 vacation. On Sunday May 17, 2009, we went to SeaWorld with my niece Jessica, my sister Lily, my brother-in-law Arman, and my nephews Alex and Daniel. We had a wonderful time.
Daniel, Alex, Lily, Arman. [01]
Emma, Shamu, Hannah. [02]
Peter, Raelani, Shamu, Cora. (Kamina wanted nothing to do with this!) [03]
Peter, Raelani, Emma, Cora, Kamina, Hannah. [04]
Petting the rays. This was cool! [05]
Petting the rays. [06]
Petting the rays. [07]
Peter, Raelani. [08]
Cora, Kamina, and Moray eels. [09]
I have no idea who these people are. [10]
Cora, Emma, Hannah. [11]
Peter, Raelani, Hannah, Cora. [12]
Dork. [13]
Cora, Hannah, Kamina, Emma, Alex, Peter, Raelani. [14]
Columbine, a personal favorite. bz. [15]
Emma and Cora getting ready to watch the whale show. [16]
The whale show was really quite amazing. [17]
The whale show was really quite amazing. [18]
This guy did a great job of keeping the audience entertained before and during the sea lion show. [19]
"Sea Lions Live", a take-off on Saturday Night Live. [20]
"Sea Lions Live", a take-off on Saturday Night Live. [21]
"Sea Lions Live", a take-off on Saturday Night Live. [22]
Kamina doesn't have time for such nonsense. [23]
Kamina enjoys a Shamu ice cream. On the way to the airport two days later she was mumbling something about pink Shamu bagels, but I don't think she was fully awake...! [24]
Peter, Raelani. [25]
Raelani. [26]
Raelani. [27]
Kamina, still working on that ice cream. [28]
Cora, with sharks overhead. [29]
Cora and Kamina at the manatee exhibit. [30]
Jessica, Alex, Arman, Daniel. [31]
Aunt Lily really knows how to pack a lunch. [33]
She even remembered olives for Hannah. Hannah loves olives. [32]
Jessica, Raelani, Cora. [34]
Everyone was very hungry! [35]
Everyone was very hungry! [36]
Cora and Kamina went into the net climb while I watched Raelani. Cora then sent me a text message "up and to your right". [37]
Cora, Kamina. [38]
Kamina, Cora. [39]
Kamina and Cora watched the Beluga whale. [40]
Cora tried to convince Kamina to climb in these mock polar bear dens, but Kamina refused. [41]
Me and my granddaughters. [42]
Kamina feeding the ducks with uncle Arman. [43]
Getting ready for the evening dolphin show. [44]
Getting ready for the evening dolphin show. [45]
The setting for the evening dolphin show. [46]
Dolphin jumping over trainer. Nice show, but very short. [47]
Mommy, I'm tired. [48]
Babies are exhausted and so is their mother. [49]
Next day, back at Ida's house...Kamina and "Princess". [50]
Raelani and her great-grandma Dee. [51]
Raelani and her great-grandma Dee. [52]
Raelani and her great-grandma Dee and her grandpa Bill. [53]
Four generations. [54]
Me with my mom, my daughters, and my granddaughters. [55]
Manuel, Emma, Ida, Bill, Raelani, Dee, Cora, Kamina, Peter, Hannah, Jessica. [56]
Copyright © 2009 by Bill Qualls. Last updated May 19, 2009.
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