We wen
t on vacation to San Antonio, Texas last week and we had a blast!
t on vacation to San Antonio, Texas last week and we had a blast!We arrived in San Antonio around 6:45 pm on Sunday 6/9. We stepped out of the airport into stifling heat. It was 98 degrees with 82% humidity, yuck! After getting our rental car we made our way out to our hotel. We checked in and got settled then went down to the resaurant in the hotel. After a quick bite to eat we decided to take a walk around and check it out before heading back upstairs. We walked out in the courtyard by the pool and found a movie playing on the wall, fire pits blazing and the smell of roasting marshmellows in the air. It was really neat! We stopped by the playground and Grace played for a little while then we headed up to our
room for a good night sleep.
room for a good night sleep.Bright and early the next morning I opened the door to Grace's room and she rolled over and smiled and said, "See Shamu now?" Yep, we headed out to Sea World on the shuttle and were there before they opened. Some of you 
are probably thinking ... "You live and San Diego and have a Sea World there ..." Well, I heard this Sea World has some different stuff and we were meeting our friends there so it was a great opportunity to compare the two parks.
We met up with our friends at the d
olphin feeding. It was so great to see them! After spending a small fortune in fish for the dolphins, we stopped by the shark exhibit then went over to Shamu's Happy Harbor where there was a cute little roller coaster. Unfortunately Grace was about a half of an inch too short and they wouldn't let her ride. She was so upset. Across from the roller coaster was a water play area, so while our friends rode the roller coaster I took Grace to the bathroom to change into her swim suit. It was only 10:00 am and it was really starting to heat up so the water was a nice cool down for the kids.
Next on the agenda was to check out the water area of the park called Lost Lagoon. I didn't know what to expect, but our friends planned on spending the rest of the day there. As we approached the entrance to the Lost Lagoon we saw a huge
crowd of people waiting to get in, apparently that area doesn't open till 11:00. After walking down a long path it opened up to a giant waterpark. It was like you were in a whole different park. There was a lazy river, wave pool, toddler area, tons of water slides and a giant play area with water cannons, buckets toppling over, and wat
er shooting out of various valves. It was really neat! I think our Sea World needs something like this! We spent the rest of the afternoon there and we had a blast. At one point we got seperated from our friends and while strolling around we heard our names being called. We looked up and 
above us, waiting in line for a huge water slide, were our friends. They called for us to come up there and ride with them. They said that they check the height and Grace could ride too! On this slide you rode down the chutes in a raft of 4 people. I was a bit nervous about how Grace would do, but she was excited to go on. Of course she had a blast and giggled the whole way down! I am sorry to say that I didn't get any pictures while we were in the water park because we were having just oo much fun! 
are probably thinking ... "You live and San Diego and have a Sea World there ..." Well, I heard this Sea World has some different stuff and we were meeting our friends there so it was a great opportunity to compare the two parks.We met up with our friends at the d
olphin feeding. It was so great to see them! After spending a small fortune in fish for the dolphins, we stopped by the shark exhibit then went over to Shamu's Happy Harbor where there was a cute little roller coaster. Unfortunately Grace was about a half of an inch too short and they wouldn't let her ride. She was so upset. Across from the roller coaster was a water play area, so while our friends rode the roller coaster I took Grace to the bathroom to change into her swim suit. It was only 10:00 am and it was really starting to heat up so the water was a nice cool down for the kids.Next on the agenda was to check out the water area of the park called Lost Lagoon. I didn't know what to expect, but our friends planned on spending the rest of the day there. As we approached the entrance to the Lost Lagoon we saw a huge
crowd of people waiting to get in, apparently that area doesn't open till 11:00. After walking down a long path it opened up to a giant waterpark. It was like you were in a whole different park. There was a lazy river, wave pool, toddler area, tons of water slides and a giant play area with water cannons, buckets toppling over, and wat
er shooting out of various valves. It was really neat! I think our Sea World needs something like this! We spent the rest of the afternoon there and we had a blast. At one point we got seperated from our friends and while strolling around we heard our names being called. We looked up and 
above us, waiting in line for a huge water slide, were our friends. They called for us to come up there and ride with them. They said that they check the height and Grace could ride too! On this slide you rode down the chutes in a raft of 4 people. I was a bit nervous about how Grace would do, but she was excited to go on. Of course she had a blast and giggled the whole way down! I am sorry to say that I didn't get any pictures while we were in the water park because we were having just oo much fun! 
It was getting to be pretty late in the afternoon and I knew if I didn't get Grace down for a nap the evening would not be fun. We gathered our stuff and headed back to the hotel for some rest.
After a nap for Grace and showers for Mom and Dad we were ready to meet our friends for dinner. There was a BBQ place on the corner by our hotel and we asked the shuttle driver who took us over to Sea Worl if that BBQ place was good. He said it is probably the best around so we thought we would give it a try. Rudy's is a country store, gas station and BBQ (very interesting). The food was yummy!!!
After dinner we caught a shuttle from our hotel over to Sea World for the Shamu Rocks show. I really liked the Shamu stadium here. It was completely covered offering nice shade from the sun. It was still unbearably hot because there was no breeze, but at least the sun wasn't beating down on us. The Shamu show was good. It was to all country music, which I loved!
After dinner we caught a shuttle from our hotel over to Sea World for the Shamu Rocks show. I really liked the Shamu stadium here. It was completely covered offering nice shade from the sun. It was still unbearably hot because there was no breeze, but at least the sun wasn't beating down on us. The Shamu show was good. It was to all country music, which I loved!That pretty much sums up day 1. Day 2 of our trip report to come soon!
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