Sea World

A few more pics of our CA trip. Hope you're not too bored !

I had hoped to break them up and space them out but due to a death and memorial service today, I haven't had time to get anything else together.

Two more pics of the Safari and the rest of the pics are of Sea World. I can't believe that I forgot to post the elephants, especially since the baby was not even 24 hrs. old. It was exciting to see one that had just been born.
You can barely see a trainer in the background that was taking photos and documenting the baby's first few hours of life.
Isn't this sweet!

Tuesday we went over to Sea World in San Diego. What a show we saw!

We caught the splash after Shamu jumped. It was hard to catch them at the right moment. lol
We got a few good shots though.

He's coming back up to take a bow. lol

Entertaining the crowd. It was interesting that not one trainer got into the tank with the whales. I'm sure due to the awful event that took a trainer's life last year.
I've been other Sea Worlds where they have ridden on there backs or been pushed along by the whales nose. Scary!

They are a majestic creature!

This trainer did get close to reward him for his tricks.

It was a warm, sunny day after the long period of rains that CA had just had and the crowds were out in force.

It's amazing how high they come out of the water.

The Sea Lion out on quite a show for us, too.

They can be trained to do so many things, like dancing to tunes of the fifties.

There was an aquarium that we walked through, as well.

The penquins were so cute to see. I didn't know there were so many kinds of penquins, did you?

Thanks for letting me share and for taking time to stop by. I always look forward to your visits!
Till next time!

CA Trip

We left these guys in SC to go see...

these guys in CA on Christmas Day. We have never traveled on Christmas in our 40 yrs. of marriage. First time for everything, I guess. lol We could not believe how busy the airports were, staffed with all the personnel on Christmas Day. Kinda sad, actually!

It was the only time we could use our flyer miles and get to CA anywhere near Christmas.We jumped at the chance to be with our daughter and grandchildren out there.

After celebrating that weekend. We left Monday for a Safari! That's right--all the way to San Diego. lol The kids were so excited to spend two days in San Diego. Tuesday we went to Sea World. (That's for another post).

California had been having major rains and flooding right before we visited.

We were so fortunate that the rains and flooding had stopped and the parks were re-opened.

There were so many animals to see and sooo little time to get it all in...but we did our best! lol

This trainer brought out a Cheetah for the audience to see. They can run 60 to 70 miles per hour for a very short period. They are the fastest animals alive. I would not want one chasing me.

Emma got a little too close for comfort for this pic. Only a small split rail fence divided them.

This is the largest hawk in the world and comes from Africa. It flew right over the audience and landed on her arm.

We boarded a tram to head out into the bush, so to speak. lol

They actually let these Lions have use of this vehicle. lol

Animals were roaming everywhere.

The scenery was very pretty for a desert.

King of the jungle here.
This is a rare breed named Olivia. How did she sneak in there. lol

This is a Zebra, like no other I've seen before. It's a certain kind from Africa. Looks like it's crossed with some other animal but it's not. Someone forgot to paint the rest of him. lol

Did you know when they are born they are a solid color and the stripes come later? Who knew?

Look at the long neck and legs on these deer.

Two Homosapiens---Emma and Olivia. One of a kind! They're so cute!

Here they are again with their wings spread wide.

We had so much fun with them. Don't they look happy!

Thanks for letting me share so many pictures with you! I hope you weren't bored too much!

I'll be around to see what's happening in your neck of the woods!

Back From My Blogging Break

Hello to everyone and Happy New Year again. I hope your New Year is off to a great start.
We just came back from sunny CA seeing these guys and I'll have lots to post from our two week stay----but first.....

What's going on in the deep south? Does anyone know??? lol

This little guy really takes his sign to heart. I only put him out to be whimsical not to be literal. lolWow! What a shock the Carolinas got this week. No one was moving for the first couple of days and school is still out for the fourth day.

It's pretty to look at but treacherous to maneuver on. We don't have much in the way of salt trucks or plows. We've lived here for 16 yrs. and have not received this many inches. We didn't even get mail for two days. lol

My little gazebo stays this way year round because we can use it on sunny days.

Hubby went out to get a measurement for me.

I did get my Christmas decorations down while being housebound, now I get back to blogging again. I'll be around to visit you soon.

Stay warm and safe!