Clearwater

Friday morning Susan and I drove to Clearwater to visit the aquarium there, which was the home of the tailless dolphin Winter from the movie “Dolphin Tale”. The aquarium had an odd layout, apparently the result of being expanded several times over the decades, and the oldest sections are pretty dated. We only spent a little over an hour there, although there was a theater that shows multiple short films that we could have watched, and lots of things to read that we skimmed.

While the dolphin tanks were nice, and the aquarium does good rescue work, I would not recommend paying full admission. In the afternoon, we met Jennifer and a friend and set up for a book signing. I then headed home, while Susan and the girls stayed the night to attend the book event on Saturday.

Yesterday, Jenn went to Epic Universe with Bryan and a friend. She got to ride all the things we didn't get to do a year ago when we went, like the Harry Potter ride, Donkey Kong, the Werewolf coaster, and Stardust Racers. She was not a fan of the Werewolf coaster, as it's short and spinny, but said the other three were pretty good, but not great.