
My friends are always asking me for ideas for vacations. And if someone mentions a place, I am always given as a reference for ideas. So, I thought, why not blog my findings. This information is on the Internet for everyone to see, but I thought I would put it all on one sight with links for information.
We just returned from a trip to Florida, Orlando, the ultimate family vacation. We had a great time but the highlight of our trip was Discovery Cove. This is an expensive adventure but well worth the money. Once you are through the entry everything is gratis, except for the pictures that the Discovery Cove photographers take of you during your stay at the park. The restaurant has an excellent menu for your lunch and the snack bars are conveniently located throughout the park for your use.
Since I had not been introduced to snorkeling at this time in my life, I found it difficult to train my brain to breath only through my mouth. They have fresh water pools and a "lazy" river void of fish and saltwater to help you learn to snorkel. So once I could convince my brain that it was OK to breathe through my mouth, it was actually very relaxing. I adopted a yoga type of technique of listening to my breath come in and go out through my mouth.
Now that I had
"mastered" snorkeling, it was time for the saltwater and the man made coral reef. There are several types of fish and manta ray to snorkel among, and they also have some sharks behind glass that you can swim up to and get a better look. Although I personally believe I could not do this in a natural setting this was lots of fun and gave me some confidence to try it someday.
Discovery Cove also has a pool dedicated to Manta Rays. It is shallow and you do not snorkel but they will come up to you and you can touch them. All in all the day was fabulous.
We opted for the boys, teens, to swim with the dolphins. This cost extra but both of them loved the experience and we bought great pictures of them with Natasha, their dolphin. You do not have to be a swimmer to experience the dolphins. Groups of 6 - 8 people and two or three trainers work together with the dolphin in a separate pool area of the park.
During our stay in Orlando we also visited Universal Studios, Sea World, and Daytona Beach, but those are for another day. Good night y'all.
We just returned from a trip to Florida, Orlando, the ultimate family vacation. We had a great time but the highlight of our trip was Discovery Cove. This is an expensive adventure but well worth the money. Once you are through the entry everything is gratis, except for the pictures that the Discovery Cove photographers take of you during your stay at the park. The restaurant has an excellent menu for your lunch and the snack bars are conveniently located throughout the park for your use.
Since I had not been introduced to snorkeling at this time in my life, I found it difficult to train my brain to breath only through my mouth. They have fresh water pools and a "lazy" river void of fish and saltwater to help you learn to snorkel. So once I could convince my brain that it was OK to breathe through my mouth, it was actually very relaxing. I adopted a yoga type of technique of listening to my breath come in and go out through my mouth.
Now that I had
"mastered" snorkeling, it was time for the saltwater and the man made coral reef. There are several types of fish and manta ray to snorkel among, and they also have some sharks behind glass that you can swim up to and get a better look. Although I personally believe I could not do this in a natural setting this was lots of fun and gave me some confidence to try it someday.
Discovery Cove also has a pool dedicated to Manta Rays. It is shallow and you do not snorkel but they will come up to you and you can touch them. All in all the day was fabulous.
We opted for the boys, teens, to swim with the dolphins. This cost extra but both of them loved the experience and we bought great pictures of them with Natasha, their dolphin. You do not have to be a swimmer to experience the dolphins. Groups of 6 - 8 people and two or three trainers work together with the dolphin in a separate pool area of the park.
During our stay in Orlando we also visited Universal Studios, Sea World, and Daytona Beach, but those are for another day. Good night y'all.
1 comment:
Hi Terri,
Do you know you said "ya'll" at the end of the blog! Ha! You can take the girl out of Texas, but...
I had never heard of Discovery Cave before your trip. Not having spent much time in Orlando, I was not aware of it.
Hmmm....might have to put it on the travel schedule in the future.
Good blog. Thanks! Ruthie
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