August 5th, 2008
Friday before the long weekend we took Carter to Marineland. Marineland is a park dedicated to - you guessed it - marine animals. Seals, dolphins, beluga whales, orcas (since I hate calling them killer whales) and deer.
Deer? Ya, I don’t know how they fit in with marine animals, but they’re there.
The week before going Mike and I were hyping Carter up for this trip. I’d talk him up about seeing the dolphins and seals, and every night he’d ask if we could see the dolphins tomorrow. The utter elation was contagious. So much that I taught Carter the theme song. If you living in Ontario or close to on the US side of the boarder you’ve more then likely seen the commercials and heard The Song so many times it’s engrained.
I found it on the website and it’s been playing CONSTANTLY since. He requests the song over and over AND OVER! Total rookie parenting move: teaching my child the Most Annoying Song Ever.
We arrived at the park early morning hoping to have an entire day (another rookie move) to see everything the park had to offer. First on the plan was the dolphin show.
We arrived at the amphitheatre early and got really close seats.
Mike and Carter went to the tank to get a close up of the dolphins set to perform for us. (Doesn’t that sounds dreadful? Though it’s the truth, it sounds horrible to call it performing.)
There was one dolphin that took a shine to Carter.
It (sorry, not fluent in a dolphin’s intimate parts to decipher which is which) swam by a couple times, then stopped in front of him.
Then sent him a little playful splash.
This kid jumped in the shot just as I took it. Bugger.
We watched some seals.
And a walrus.
Then fed a beluga whale.
And some deer.
He hasn’t stopped asking to go back or to listen to damn The Song.
More photos at flickr!
Great photos Sam. You are so talented!
Now I have that jingle running through my head…
August 5th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Rookie mistake? What are you talking about?
You so very clearly WON MOTHERHOOD!!
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August 5th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
1) I totally have that song in my head. Damn it.
2) It’s no wonder he’s asking to go back. That sounds like the best outing EVER!
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August 5th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I’m confused about the deer. That’s just weird.
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August 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
We took my older girl at age two and my husband let her ‘pet’ the killer whale. My younger weeps at the injustice that she has never gone.
That deer pen, sheesh talk about overwhelming.
August 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Ohhh! Nice! I soooo want to feed a beluga!!! Love the pics!!!
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August 6th, 2008 at 12:26 am
Oh god. I HATE Marineland.
(I’m going there this afternoon)
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August 6th, 2008 at 8:45 am
the song.
THE SONG!
i frickin’ will never go to marineland…just because i hate the song!
August 6th, 2008 at 8:56 am
Sounds like you had fun. Great pictures! I so want to go, but I didn’t click over for the song, those things get in my head and never go away!!
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August 6th, 2008 at 11:01 am
I love those pictures! My favorite is of Mike and Carter looking at the dolphins. They are so cute next to each other!
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August 7th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
HAHA! Living in Niagara for 25 years totally prepared me for that post. Damn song!! ARGH!
These pics are fabulous. I’m especially fond of the walrus.
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