A Ride in the Shamu VW

As you know, my wife and I celebrated our 30th anniversary in San Antonio, TX. We stayed in a beautiful hotel near the Riverwalk and visited the local sites. The Alamo was a "must see" site since we both love history. And we enjoyed eating at Rio Rio's on the river. It was fun feeding the ducks who put on a good "starving" act as we ate. The ride on the river was educational and interesting, especially hearing about the architecture of the high-rises along the river. But, the best ride of the trip was Monday after our day at Sea World. Incidentally, Shamu the whale had a great show. The only thing I can't figure out is how Shamu can be in San Diego, San Antonio, and Orlando at the same time! Anyway, we were heading to our rental car at Sea World, but, it wasn't in the same place we left it (or so we thought). When we arrived I noticed a post with a big number 13 on it down the way a little. I told my wife "remember # 13". We searched the entire area around post number 13 and no blue Ford Escape. Scattered over the massive parking lot were employees in elevated platforms watching the parking lot. I went to the nearest one and asked "What do you do when you can't find your car?" She said, "Hold on, I will call for someone to help you." A guy with a VW bug pulled up. The VW was painted to look like Shamu! It even had a tail fin. So, I hopped in and drove around the parking lot for 20 minutes until we found the car. The funny thing (it wasn't funny then) was that if I had looked to the left when we parked, about 20 feet away was a post with a big #12 on it! The #13 post to the right was actually about 100 yards away! It was a blast riding in the VW Shamu though. Unfortunately, my wife forgot to get a picture.