Trip Report Discovery Cove, SeaWorld and other stuff.

So we went to Orlando in September and while there we purchased SeaWorld annual passes. It was one of our mostly relaxation type trips. My wife had some vacation time left she needed to use or lose so we went back in October.
SeaWorld annual pass holders get a significant discount to Discovery Cove and since it is something we have talked about doing for a long time we decided to go ahead and spend a day there.
It was fantastic...better than we imagined. I hope this mostly non-Disney trip report is OK here and trust the mods will remove it if not.
So we went the week of Oct. 15-22 and the weather was fantastic. We stayed at a place called Marriott Grande Vista off of International Drive near SeaWorld. It is a beautiful property and we enjoyed it a lot. We went to SeaWorld several times, went to Discovery Cove and went over to WDW and went resort hopping too.
I will start out with Discovery Cove, the highlight of the trip. Here is the lobby:

 

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This one is for @Zipitidoda My last trip report I posted a pic of breakfast prepared in the room. Here is another. Scrambled eggs, fried apples, hashbrowns, toast, turkey bacon and some preserves and salsa. I like salsa on my eggs.

 

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One more. Scrambled eggs, hashbrowns, link sausages, toast with preserves and an apple cider donut. We usually prefer to make our own breakfast, especially when staying in a condo with full kitchen.

 

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Now, we do go out and eat some too. Staying offsite, and driving, there are more choices than you can ever try them all. This is Joe's Crab Shack:

 

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A Tex-Mex place called Chuy's. This huge burrito meal was $9.89, and very good.

 

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We also head over to Celebration on Sunday morning and stock up at the farmer's market:

 

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Publix, just down the road from where we stayed had some picnic fixings and we ate out by the pool a couple of times. Can't go wrong with cold fried chicken, potato salad, macaroni salad and beanie weenies for a picnic.

 

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These things are good, though I hear some people prefer chocolate:

 

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As usual, your TR was positively delightful !!!! Your photo selection was amazing; you and your wife had some wonderful adventures seeing new and exciting things. Thanks for sharing!!! (P.S.: I would have ridden Kraken, if I had the opportunity--looked awesome!!)

 

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Got behind this one day leaving SeaWorld. Decided to get around him fast, as I was afraid one of those ceramic statues might come unglued and leave a dent on our hood.

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I see Garfield and what looks like the Geico Gecko on the trunk of that car.

Looks like you had a fun, low-key getaway. Thanks for sharing.

 

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This one is for @Zipitidoda My last trip report I posted a pic of breakfast prepared in the room. Here is another. Scrambled eggs, fried apples, hashbrowns, toast, turkey bacon and some preserves and salsa. I like salsa on my eggs.

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Strawberry preserves, Texas Pete, and Cilantro salsa...I'm liking your style!

 

[epcotisbest]

As usual, your TR was positively delightful !!!! Your photo selection was amazing; you and your wife had some wonderful adventures seeing new and exciting things. Thanks for sharing!!! (P.S.: I would have ridden Kraken, if I had the opportunity--looked awesome!!)

I see Garfield and what looks like the Geico Gecko on the trunk of that car.

Looks like you had a fun, low-key getaway. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you. We do have fun. More fun now that we do less...which I find kinda strange, but I guess we are changing how we do things and are finding the changes made things better, not worse. Less is more...etc.

 

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Strawberry preserves, Texas Pete, and Cilantro salsa...I'm liking your style!

Thank you. My wife says I am a bit different. Not sure if that is a dig or compliment, but either way I'm fine with it.

 

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Not sure if that is a dig

No, no, no...Three of my favorite things right there!

 

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No, no, no...Three of my favorite things right there!

I was referring to my wife calling me different about the dig or compliment. Of course, she calls me lots of things!

 

[Zipadeelady]

OH MY GOODNESS!! @epcotisbest It's 12:30 and lunchtime here in Indiana and all your pictures look absolutely delicious!! I don't know what looks better the fried chicken, the burrito, or the breakfast!! Looks like a great trip to me.

 

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OH MY GOODNESS!! @epcotisbest It's 12:30 and lunchtime here in Indiana and all your pictures look absolutely delicious!! I don't know what looks better the fried chicken, the burrito, or the breakfast!! Looks like a great trip to me.

Thank you. I hope you get the time to read the trip report sometime. Another one of our relaxing, different kind of Orlando trips.