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​​Last summer I went to San Antonio,Texas. O​ne day while I was lying in my bed at my hotel ( a 32 level palace ) I was thinking about going to SeaWorld. Everyone in my family had heard me talking about going so, one day my Mother and Father dropped me off at my Aunt's room to get ready to go. At the time I'd never been to any kind of "Theme Park". My Cousin Hali and my younger Cousin Mila were going to. I asked "When are we going''? My Aunt replied "Right now honey". We gathered all the supplies that we needed and drove to the park. When we arrived it was like nothing I'd never seen. There were many palm trees situated at the entrance. I was happy I wasn't paying, because it was about $40-50 dollars for parking. When we found a parking space, I hurriedly leapt out of the car and helped remove my younger cousin out of her carseat. The whole gang My Aunt, My Uncle , My cousin , My baby cousin Mila, and me, all put on our sprayable sun screen and made the journey up to the admission booths... ​ I can't remember how much it was to get in, but it was also a lot of money! When we got there we waited for the cousin of my Aunt, (Mark) to find us. Once he found us we started our excursion . The Alligators were the first on the list. When the posse went over to the Alligator exhibit you could see that they were menacing looking. The devils were slimy, malicious looking creatures, that were lurking in the water waiting for a kill. One question struck me right away, What do they feed these animals? As I looked closer I saw minute lookng frogs basking on the shore of the swamp-like exhibit. Before I got to learn anymore about the Alligator I was dragged along to the next exhibit.

Mark pulled out a full scale map of the park. He asked ''Does anyone want to see the Sea Lions next"? When the whole gang started moaning I suggested maybe we should get something to drink. Everyone agreed on my idea and we all sat down and buyed drinks. Me and my cousin Hali got Frozen-Lemonade smoothies to drink, while the others bought water.

About 5 minutes later we trudged on to the Sea Lion Exhibit. When we arrived at the water enclosure there was tourists waiting with a most un-pleasing welcoming. They were offering raw fish for us to throw for the Sea Lions! All of us were enthousiastic about this opprutinnuty so we lugged them right into the water. It was a blast seeing the Sea Lions fight over the fish so playfully.​ When the frenzee ceased we walked over to a sink to wash our hands, before we moved on to get a bite to eat. Our closest bet was The Shamu Diner.

As we pushed through the crowd we came to a big building that had a black orca whale for a roof. Edging toward the building took about 10 minutes too long. When we finally arrived in the lobby it was like air-conditioned heaven. Compared to how long it took to even get here we found a table easily. We sat down and talked about all the fun we'd had so far. While Annie and the baby went into the bathroom to have a little private time my Uncle and my cousin walked up to the buffett to get something to eat. For me and my cousin we ordered large chicken tenders and large fry. For my Uncle, he bought nachos and cheese. We grazed back over to our table to sit down and eat. All of us ate like there was no tomorrow! We waited for Mark and Annie to eat before we started out for the rollercoaster rides.

When Annie and Mark were done eating all of us decided to throw fish food for some of the koi fish the park had in the water ski-ing arena, which was placed right next to the diner. After we were finished with that cheap thrill we set off for a higher one. The rollercoaster I suggested was called the Journey to Atlantis". Mark said that he heard it was a big tourist attraction". Right when the vendors seem to go on for ever and ever we came to it.

There it was! But there was a twist. Located at the end of the rollercoaster was the scariest part though. It was a 45 degree angle sloping downward into a great lagoon of water. In my state of amazement I was woken up by the question of "Who wants to go first''. Mark stepped forward bravely and asked "Are you coming or not"? Annie then said " I'll wait down here with the baby while you guys go up, okay? We all replied "sure". As we approached the coaster gingerly I saw that the only line with no people in it was the first line, so of course Mark wanted to be in the front, so I climbed in with him. My uncle and my cousin climbed in the second row. First of all, I was scared. Second of all I hadn't been on a rollercoaster ever in my entire life. And last of all we were teetering off the rail and then all of a sudden, Whoosh! The coaster lurched downward as I felt like my stomach was being turned upside down, but oh no this wasn't the best part...SPLASH! Me and Mark were soaked from head to toe. That's how it feels like to be in the front row.

Now for the final event of my story. The Shamu Show. The entrance to the arena was cool because, you get sprayed on by built-in sprinklers that are installed on the arches. From the outside it looked like a normal arena, but when I stepped in the threshold I was shocked! There was about a 50 foot tall tank which contained a huge Killler Whale. Apparently this was Shamu. My cousin Hali looked at in in amazement, while I pulled myself together to find some empty seats. After 10 minutes we found some open seats. The seats were located in the front row. They were okay anyways. Right when we were getting situated an announcer's voice boomed on the intercom. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls are you ready to see something amazing! The audience replied with a eager yes! Introducing shamu the Whale. The crowd erupted in applaude. The peformers swam out with the whale and did about half an hour worth of tricks. The announcer's voice started up again. what he said next suprised me the most. ''Are you ready to get splashed"? Yet again the crowd replied with a "yes"! "Well then here we go". Before I could gain my senses I was bombarded with a wave of water. Not only was I being splashed, but it was continous. Finally, the waves stopped. The announcer bid farewell and the show was over. My jeans were soaking wet. I looked at the rest of the group. They just looked like they were dunked into the ocean! Before I knew it I was back in the car pulling out of the parking lot. At that moment I thought about saying something memorable. I said "Anyone for seconds"?.