Since we had made plans to meet up with our neighbors on wednesday, we decided to take a day to do something we wanted to do that they did not. We looked up the different amusement parks around San Francisco area, and we found out that there was a Six Flags about an hour away. We found out that they not only have thrill ride, but also animal shows, including the killer whale and dolphin shows, which Erika loves. She was so excited to go, and for myself, riding rides didn't sound all that exciting, but going to the shows with Erika was okay with me. The other nice thing is that the park closed at 7 pm, so we didn't have to spend the whole day there. We drove there and arrived at the park at around 12:00 pm. The weather was so nice, but we still wore our jackets, because we knew from past experience that it would get chilly later in the evening. Our first stop was the Killer whale show, called "Shouka." Erika was so excited and glued to it. You couldn't rub the smile off her face, she was so happy. She does love those water animals. Then we walked around and Riley really wanted to ride some of the big rides, so Brian took him, while Erika and I went to another show, the sea lions. We meet up with them at the Dolphin show and had some lunch. More rides for Erika, Riley and Brian, and then we walked to the animal part of the park, called "The Land." They had a butterfly house, camels, tigers, giraffe's, aligators, elephants, flamingo's, etc, etc, etc. We missed the Lion and Elephant show, but we still were able to see them. We left at 6:30 pm and went back to the hotel, again paying for the toll at the bridge. $4 each time you cross. You can buy a day pass for $10 or a week pass for $30. We just paid and we went across each time. The kids seemed to have a good time at Six Flags with many different options for all of us to enjoy!
