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This is half our problem - we're trying to get to bed early, so we can get up early to get to the parks for opening, so a midnight swim is out. At 10.30pm last night, the car thermometer said 86 degrees!
We usually start boarding for international flights about an hour before departure, so I guess that's roughly how long it takes...
Still 86 that late at nite?? We actually skipped our beloved midnite swims on our last trip so we could FINALLY make three rope drops! What a difference it made! Of course, it was in the 40s at nite in Feb.
WOW! an hour to board a plane! I usually fly on itty bitty planes that hold >100 people!!
Have fun at SeaWorld. Wave Hi to my friend Amber if you see the Believe show with Shamu!! Today is the last day for the Believe show, it's being replaced with a new show called One Ocean.
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Glad that it sounds like the food service is much better on the second leg of your trip. So glad that you enjoyed your meal at R&C as I know you were not that impressed your other tries...I am interested to see the changes in the menu. Wow...definitely sounds like summer weather!!!
Looking forward to hearing about your Sea World day and of course...I am sure your photos from your balcony are amazing.
Still 86 that late at nite?? We actually skipped our beloved midnite swims on our last trip so we could FINALLY make three rope drops! What a difference it made! Of course, it was in the 40s at nite in Feb.
WOW! an hour to board a plane! I usually fly on itty bitty planes that hold >100 people!!
Have fun at SeaWorld. Wave Hi to my friend Amber if you see the Believe show with Shamu!! Today is the last day for the Believe show, it's being replaced with a new show called One Ocean.
We had the most amazing time at SeaWorld today. We haven't been there since December 2007 - when it was freezing cold - my goodness, what a change today! Temperatures back into the 90s again. They've added so much since then and we had some amazing animal interactions, particularly with my favourites, the manatees, along with the dolphins and the stingrays.
We saw Blue Horizons, which was absolutely amazing. Not as much of the dolphins as we'd expected, but very good all the same.
We visited all the animal exhibits, except Wild Arctic, which was showing a 30 minute wait by the time we got to it.
Still, not to worry, under the special offer they're doing, you can upgrade your one day pass for a free second day, which we did. The plan is to go back on Friday or Saturday, so that we can see the new Shamu show.
We're off to Sanaa for dinner tonight and are looking to hit the Extra Magic Hours at the Studios, as we haven't made it there yet this vacation.
So happy to hear that you had a fantastic day at Seaworld! We have only visited Seaworld twice on our FL trips! And DD really wants to be a marine biologist someday - so I feel like we should go for another visit this summer!
I too LOVED the Blue Horizons show!!!
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I hope the weather you are having now doesn't mean it will be worse in June! I would have been in heaven if three giraffes were outside our balcony. Can't wait to see the pictures! Sounds like a fun day at Sea World!
Love following you here and on FB. The lack of animals at AKL has me concerned. We're not DVC and are paying extra to stay there next month. We gave up some other perks like a rental car to even the cost out but still this is an upgrade for us. I'm wondering if this is due to the heat but then if it was you would hear more complaints during the summer.
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Glad you had agreat day at Sea World and that you will be able to go visit again before the trip ends. Hoping tonight was a bit cooler (or at least less humid) for you both. Hope the great service continues and that you had a fantastic meal at Sanaa.
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At 10.30pm last night, the car thermometer said 86 degrees! 
We actually skipped our beloved midnite swims on our last trip so we could FINALLY make three rope drops! What a difference it made! Of course, it was in the 40s at nite in Feb. 
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We haven't been there since December 2007 - when it was freezing cold - my goodness, what a change today! Temperatures back into the 90s again. 
The plan is to go back on Friday or Saturday, so that we can see the new Shamu show. 
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