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Robert Viands Discovery Cove/Sea World July 4th - July 6th 2001 4 people went on the on trip, Robert (37 years old), Laurie (Wife 31), Ashley (10 Daughter) and Betty (mom). Click on each picture to make it bigger. Then click back on your browser to return to the report. All pictures were taken with a Sony Mavica FD-81 digital Camera. The underwater ones we're taken with a Fuji disposable camera from Wal-Mart. We live in Plantation Florida, near Ft. Lauderdale. We woke up at 3am, and were on the road at 04:30am. The drive time is 3.5 hours, at 215 miles taking US 27 to I-4. Arrived at the Renaissance Resort at 8am. Our room was ready early and they let us check in, nice. This resort has a special rate during the holidays and is located directory across the street from SeaWorld. For a little extra money, we got a club level room, which is on the 10th floor. You have to put a key in the elevator to get to this floor. The benefits of these rooms is having free breakfast in the morning, and free spinach rolls and other snacks at night in a special club room. Our room faced the inside atrium, and all these rooms have a balcony to look below. Being across the street from SeaWorld was great. I would definitely recommend staying at this resort during the holidays because most people don't think to stay at a fancy place like this. They normally charge high rates because it's a business resort that caters to meetings. But during the holidays, the place is empty and you can get a good deal. Arrived at Discovery Cove at 9am. The check in area looks like a hotel. You show your reservation paper, your license, and credit card. They check you in, take a picture of everyone in your party, then you go to another table to get your badges. These badges are linked to your credit card, so anyone can get a drink from the snack bar by showing their card. They hang around your neck from a string. A guide walks you to the mask/snorkel area telling you about the park the entire way. As you walk thru the doors, you see the next picture. That's the coral reef lagoon. At the bottom of the picture you see a rock and a little beach area. That's where you feed the rays in the afternoon with a trainer. You have to swim to get to it, you can't just walk up and sit down. In the middle is an island you see with the life guards. To the far left is a ship wreck which has sharks and barracuda behind glass. Near the top of the picture you see blue umbrellas over chairs. This is a beach in front of the lazy river pool. If you look closely, you can see the water falls on the other side of the umbrellas. This is warm fresh water. The small ray lagoon is to the left of the coral reef area, and the bird aviary is near this, out of picture. The dolphin area is further down to the right. At first you'll be overwhelmed trying to figure out where everything is, but it's quite easy. The family picture you see is the free one they give you taken after you pass thru the doors. The first thing you do is get your snorkel gear. They give you a yellow mesh bag which has 2 masks, 2 snorkels, and 2 towels in it. You must ask for fins and a wet suit if you want them.

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