We started our day 2 excursion straight away after breakfast to Sea World theme park which located about 5 mins drive from our apartment. We reached the main entrance around 10.30am.
At the Sea World main entrance.
Our first ride, the Sky High Skyway.
View from the Skyway gondola looking down at the dolphin nursery.
Captain Cook's Endeavour.
The new main ride, Jet Rescue coaster flying and twisting past pristine rock pools and dark cave at an exhilarating 70km/h. Atiz & Fadhli took the first ride as in this pics, 2nd row. I took the next ride alone coz Helmi said that his stomach was not ready for this.
Next, we went to the Sesame Street Beach where a lot of kids' rides can be found.
Fira & Jimi flew with Atiz on a helicopter.
Then, on an aeroplane...
...and a truck. This time Fadhli became the next victim.
Eh?! Not so small kids?
On a carousel. This reminds me our first carousel ride during the Nottingham's Bonfire Nights, 16 years ago.
Atiz wanted to catch the rays for pari asam pedas...
...and starfish asam pedas???
At the Shark Bay. Oh man, the sharks were so huge. Please don't make us your asam pedas okay...
The stingrays Babylon 5's flight.
Sharks, sharks everywhere...
Funny looking shark. We called it Spiderman Shark.
Inside the Sea World's monorail.
It passed 2pm and everybody was hungry. We took a monorail back to the main building for big lunch. Unfortunately, both halal restaurants there, Paradise Room and Broadwater Cafe, were closed for unknown reason. Instead of big lunch, Atiz & the kids just had donuts at the Donut Factory next door. Me? Since I don't like donut, I ordered a cappucino but their coffee machine broke down. So, I just had a plain hot water... huhuhu.
Fira & Jimi with Mr. Sea Lion.
The Buddy & Clawde Fish Detectives Sea Lion Show.
A Pandanus tree at the entrance of the sea lion show.
Believe it or not, this Pandanus tree or 'Pokok Pandan' is a common feature in Gold Coast. Since nobody took its leaves for 'Nasi Lemak', the tree can grow into 20m canopy with a solid trunk. They have no chance in Malaysia.
Believe it or not, this Pandanus tree or 'Pokok Pandan' is a common feature in Gold Coast. Since nobody took its leaves for 'Nasi Lemak', the tree can grow into 20m canopy with a solid trunk. They have no chance in Malaysia.
After the sea lion show, I was starving but no time for lunch. We had to rush for the 3.30pm dolphin show. Luckily, on the way to the Dolphin Cove, there was a halal Plaza Food Court. The menu looked so yummy but due to the time constraint, I only had a few bites of chips to neutralize my gastric acid.
At the entrance of the Imagine Dolphin Cove.
The flying dolphins.
Surfing on the dolphins.
Four dolphins propelled 2 guys into the air.
The dolphins somersaults.
The grand finale where all six dolphins flew.
What a show!! It's worth coming over 6,500km to see this!
A Sacred Ibis bird (Threskiornis aethiopicus) is everywhere in Gold Coast and can be a nuisance sometimes.
The final show of the day, Waterski WipeOut.
Ehmmm...
In this shot, the guy on the right had a bad landing and fell.
Closing act at 5pm.
At night, we went to Surfers Paradise's Night Market located along the Esplanade between Hanlan St to Elkhorn Ave.
There were over 120 market stalls offering locally made gift ideas ranging from accessories, crafts, artworks, beauty products, homewares, jewellery and music.
We ended the day by Persian dinner at the Shiraz Nights.
To be continue in the upcoming post... Day 3
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