Dec. 18, 2011

Family Vacation to Disneyland

In 1989 we decided to go with Charles and Ann’s family to Disneyland and Sea World in southern California. I have never really wanted to go to Disneyland but agreed to it anyway for the children’s sake. (I do not like crowds and standing in line for an hour to go through one ride and then return to the lines for another hour.) Well we went in October and only the schools in Utah were out for vacation so the crowds were somewhat limited in size which did make it a lot better. It also was my first trip to California and  so that didn’t help matters since I have never driven in those freeway systems and that much traffic.

Well we went when Brittany not very old so Marie suggested that I take the older boys on the rides that she couldn’t go on with us. Brittany apparently didn’t feel real good and spent some time crying and the main thing to this day that I remember about the trip was Ann getting mad at me for not taking Brittany more of the time. She wasn’t about to let me explain to her that it was Marie who wanted it that way not me. I can only remember one or two of the rides that we went on that day and can remember more abut Sea World than Disneyland. I guess my opportunity to take pictures was much greater at Sea World and there was actually a lot more to photograph in reality.

I loved Shamu and the other sea animals and am fascinated by what they can be taught. So it was more in my interests also than Disneyland. I will probably never go there again unless Grandchildren talk me into it and I would go for them. Now don’t get me wrong in thinking that I might be suggesting that you should never go to Disneyland because I think it is an interesting place and everyone should go at least once (but probably no more than that).  Sea World on the other hand I would love to see again especially with a camera that could get good pictures from anywhere in the stands.

We did one other thing while there that was fun but silly in other respects. We crossed over the border into Mexico then walked across the street and back into the United States just so we could say we had been into another country. I guess it was good but I was not impressed with that part of the country and do wish I could go deeper into it and see parts of world history areas and especially what is believed to be Book of Mormon history sites as well. I will probably never make it there but am glad that others are able to go and make film documentaries that I can watch at least.