Hi ! This is my first article !

I am going to introduce myself so that you know who I am. Then I would finish with my "visite VIP" in the Marineland of Antibes. (I do not speak English very well... So I hope that you will understand me ! ) My name is Emilie, I have 21 years old and I live in the south of France ! I am fascinated by animals since I was a child (but more precisely by dolphins).

Since 2004 I go once a year to the Marineland of Antibes! I like this park so much !

- 22 Mars 2008 I was able to do the " visite VIP " :

I arrived at 9 am at the reception of the park, we were 6. A trainer came to look for us to have breakfast. Once the breakfast ended we went to see the meal of the sharks and the sea lions. Once the meal of the sea lions ended one of the trainers went to make a small manual echography ^^ to one of the sea lions who was encircled. Then we went inside the "manchotière" (I don't know the world in English so this is the place where there are pinguins lol). At the end of this small visit direction to the killer whales ! The trainer Simon answered our questions on these impressives animals ! After we take photos with the young orca Wikie as well as Valentin and Freya.
Continuation of our visit : the sea lions. Caresses, tours, meal, photos... a true happiness! I did not suspect that they had hairs ! When we touch them, we do not feel them ! It is very strange ! Furthermore they are very cold ^^' I liked this moment so much ! And the best for the end, as we say : dolphins ! The moment which I waited !
We dress ourselves with fishermen's attractive overalls lol and hup direction the lagoon where waited for us very wisely Kaly and Fenix. 2 Adorables dolphins ! Fénix was very energetic and Kaly was very quiet. According to the trainer usually it is the opposite. After some tours, questions, caresses (as I indeed answered the questions of the trainer I was able to touch Kaly more longer that the other persons )and photos we go out of the lagoon to wait that our photos develop. During the wait the trainer suggests us returning at the edge of the lagoon to take photos, what we do, then we go to see a film about the birth of a dolphin, sat in their beautiful sofas ^^. After 15 minutes of wait, Our photos are ready and the visit comes to the end

This visit was really beautiful ! The trainers are adorable and explain very well! The time passes regrettably too fast in these moments...