IanEvening all! Today we headed to Discovery Cove, and we were not disappointed, we had a 30-minute swim with dolphins and got some outstanding pictures and had unlimited food and drink which was great! Read on for more!
So today marked a special experience, a few months back we decided we wanted to go to Discovery Cove and have a dolphin swim. We had an early start and were both up at 0630 this morning, that’s because they recommend being there between 0700-0830 so we can get settled in and changed into our wetsuit. They also put on unlimited food and drink throughout the day!
Unforunatley, I only got a few photos of the day, mainly because it is a water attraction, and although they had waterproof cases I did not trust them with my phone, so the day was phone free. Once we had breakfast, we headed over to the lockers and changing rooms to change into our wetsuits. You have a choice of a full wetsuit or a vest. I chose a wetsuit and Mum chose a vest.
With us changed into our wetsuits, it was time to explore the park. We started off at the lazy river area, which was remarkable. I have not swam in years, so it was a bit of a struggle initially to get back into the swing of it, but I eventually did. I wasn’t great still, but hey it was enough! Going forward, I am going to get much better at swimming.
I went around the lazy river twice. It was so relaxing and chilled, just letting the current take me around the park. It takes about 20–30 minutes to go around the park, plus you get to see the birds too!
After my second go around, we headed over to the Great Reef, which is basically a pool with all sorts of fishes swimming around you. For this part, you have to wear a life jacket due to how deep the pool is. It was amazing, I floated around looking at all the fishes, it was serine.
Next up was our dolphin swim, it was amazing! Both Mum and I loved it and there was something about it that was magical, and it felt a privilege to be with them. We had Clipper, who was a female dolphin who has been with the park for 20 years or so and gave birth to 4 children. She was so relaxed around us and seemed to enjoy herself. Although it was funny as the trainers were saying she was telling off the younger dolphins who were messing around, it was funny to watch! Overall, it was astonishing, here is my favourite picture of Mum and I with Clipper.
After our swim, it was time for lunch. They had a good selection here, and you can have anything you want, I went with the pulled pork, which was really nice, and Mum went with the pineapple salmon. It was really good! With lunch done, we changed and showered and headed to get our photos and went to the gift shop!
Overall, both Mum and I had a fantastic time, it was an experience of a lifetime! Thank you, Clipper, for allowing us to meet you!
On a side note, I did get my bag back today, so that’s one less problem to worry about! Tomorrow is another chill day, so there might not be a blog, or it will be merged into Wednesday’s blog when we go to EPCOT, so see you next time!
