The enthusiasm my kids show for going to Sea World and Aquatica in San Antonio never gets old to me. They talk about it frequently as one of their favorite places in the world and they have a tendency to brag to their friends about their adventures. Last month we went again for what was their fourth time. It was for AdventureCon, the annual weekend blogging conference that Sea World hosts, which was so much fun last year that I decided to go again this year.
The best part of AdventureCon for me is just seeing and meeting other blogger friends. My kids have made a few friends among the group which makes things even better. My patient husband supervised the kids while I learned more about storytelling and thinking like an editor. I also spoke at the conference about photography and led a photo walk, which was fun.
A highlight of the trip was the fabulous new show, Pets Ahoy. This show incorporates all kinds of animals from dogs and cats to pigs and ducks, all rescued and trained to be in the show. We were highly skeptical about how you could train a pig or a skunk, but it works and it’s super cute and funny! The show had us laughing non-stop.
Another highlight for my kids was just riding the Journey to Atlantis ride…over and over and over again. I still have no interest in riding anything with huge drops like that, but my kids absolutely loved it. Check out this series of photos I took…Alex’s facial expressions are priceless!
I just get such at kick out of these photos. There are many more in my Flickr set.
We also spent an entire day at Aquatica, which they kids enjoyed even more than Sea World. They are little fish and could swim and ride water slides all day long.
Sea World and Aquatica are totally worth the drive from Houston for me, and we get to go frequently because as a Sea World Wildside Blog Ambassador, I am provided with complimentary season passes. I sure do appreciate those, and the opportunity to catch up with all the other wonderful Wildsiders and the fantastic Sea World staff.
Have you visited Sea World San Antonio and the new Aquatica water park? What is your favorite show or attraction?
That was a fabulous conference and I learned so much. I really enjoyed meeting you, thanks for teaching us how take better photos.
That was a fabulous conference and I learned so much. I really enjoyed meeting you, thanks for teaching us how take better photos.
That was a fabulous conference and I learned so much. I really enjoyed meeting you, thanks for teaching us how take better photos.