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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Breakfast looked yummy - we've never done breakfast at Boma, only dinner.
Love the GPS listings - I'd like to see how it would have you drive to get the car to Test Track!!
Maybe next time we should try it and see what it does!
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Hope Mark makes it thru the day at Sea World. I haven't been to the Orlando Sea World since 1981!!
Wow... sounds like you're overdue for a return visit...
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It doesn't look very crowded at Sea World - is that right?
We have always enjoyed it, especially if you can go on a low crowd day.
It wasn't crowded at all. I think that probably had a lot to do with the weather. If you want low crowds, then there is a treat coming later in this day's instalment... you really will not believe how deserted the place was!
Seeing your breakfast plate from Boma has me thinking that I might be able to squeeze in a breakfast here since we'll be staying here in June. Poor Mark and that icky head.
Great job on the night time Safari! I loved the Sunset Safari (and the meal that came after).
We had bats where I grew up. We were badminton fanatics and would play until it got dark in the Summer. Very often at dusk we would see the bats whizzing around eating insects. And if you timed it right and hit the shuttlecock straight up, sometimes a bat would follow it down a ways.
I have actually never been to Sea World, so I am looking at the pictures with great interest.
Poor Mark, I hope he isn't over doing it by getting up and walking around. I'm looking forward to your Sea World installment. I estimate it's been about 10 years since I've been there.
Great update! Sea World used to have a very nice park in Cleveland, but it closed about 10 years ago. Their shows were fantastic. Hopefully we'll be able to enjoy their Orando park some day because DDs and DSs don't remember going there.:
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Great job on the night time Safari! I loved the Sunset Safari (and the meal that came after).
We had bats where I grew up. We were badminton fanatics and would play until it got dark in the Summer. Very often at dusk we would see the bats whizzing around eating insects. And if you timed it right and hit the shuttlecock straight up, sometimes a bat would follow it down a ways.
Wow, I bet that was a bit surreal...
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I have actually never been to Sea World, so I am looking at the pictures with great interest.
Maybe you should join us in the fall, as we plan on heading back there...
Poor Mark, I hope he isn't over doing it by getting up and walking around. I'm looking forward to your Sea World installment. I estimate it's been about 10 years since I've been there.
He is very good and does know his limits, so don't worry about that. I can say that, from here on in, it's all upwards as regards how he feels... well for the next couple of weeks of the trip anyway.....
Great update! Sea World used to have a very nice park in Cleveland, but it closed about 10 years ago. Their shows were fantastic. Hopefully we'll be able to enjoy their Orando park some day because DDs and DSs don't remember going there.:
What a shame they closed it. I love SeaWorld and it's always a great day out whenever we visit. I'm sure your kids would love it.
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LOL! You must have taken that picture of the Ren hotel from right outside my apartment complex! (Or right around the corner!)
We were trying to figure out where your apartment was as we drove around. We were just on the main road from the I4 heading to SeaWorld when we took that...
Thursday 13 December – part two: enjoying dolphins and rays
We headed through the entrance area to see the flamingos.
Then we watched the fools on Manta. You would never get me on that thing
Instead, I’ll stick with the Manta aquarium, which is where we headed next. It’s amazing in here.
When we came out of there, we headed off to the Stingray Lagoon to see the rays from above this time.
Then we made our way over to the dolphin viewing area. I hate the way that you only now get up close to the dolphins by doing the feeding and interaction session, which is another $7 each. I get why they do it, I just don’t like how the rest of us get penalised if we don’t want to do it. Despite that, we still got some neat shots.
Then we headed for the underwater viewing area, as that’s usually where we see the best action, and once again, that’s exactly what happened.
Next: “you mean you actually listened in the animal presentations?”
Beautiful photos of the aquarium, rays and dolphins. One of these days I've got to venture outside the bubble to see it all. I went to the one in San Diego many years ago, and loved it.
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Poor Mark and that icky head. 
Their shows were fantastic. 
Hopefully we'll be able to enjoy their Orando park some day because DDs and DSs don't remember going there.
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I love SeaWorld and it's always a great day out whenever we visit. I'm sure your kids would love it.
I get why they do it, I just don’t like how the rest of us get penalised if we don’t want to do it. Despite that, we still got some neat shots. 
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