Fun at SeaWorld

Jfer and her family did the Splash Triathlon at SeaWorld last Sunday. This has actually been my first visit to SeaWorld and despite suffering from allergies (I thought Allegra was supposed to be helping with this?) I had a great time. The reason? The place was virtually deserted!

I like the concept of amusement parks, but I always get quickly tired of waiting for hours in the Texas heat for a ride that's over in less than two minutes. Our trip to SeaWorld was nothing like that. Quickly striding through an empty waiting line past the "90 minutes to go from this point" signs and only waiting for a few minutes, as we did for the Rio Loco ride, is much more fun (and it's great when you avoid being the one who goes through the waterfall, too). It's even more fun when there is no waiting line at all. We did the Great White several times--and simple went from one row of seats to another, without even walking around the ride. The only time we had to wait (for one round) was when we wanted to ride up front!

So this is how an amusement park is to be experienced. With the temperate heat of late September and with hardly any other visitors.

I made it to the race next day a bit late. The directions were misleading and there is a serious lack of signage on San Antonio roads. Still, I was there to cheer Jfer on her (actually my) bike as well as on her run. And I got to cheer the rest of the participants, including Kathleen, Felicia, Michael and Rita.

I had a good time with my new camera. I especially like the very first picture I took (the sun is behind Cat's head). The fast shutter response is great for the sports pictures, but I definitely need a longer lense.