An Early Morning...

We got up early on that Monday morning to head to Marineland for a 9 a.m. appointment for a behind-the-scenes tour. We hadn’t used the car since we’d arrived Friday night and were unhappy when we discovered that the battery was dead after we’d accidentally left a map light on. Luckily Port Grimaud is a gated community; not only did the guard speak English, but he was really helpful. He had no luck giving us a jump start with the security vehicle, but didn’t give up and was successful when he tried his own car.

We arrived a few minutes late, but it turned out to actually be our lucky day as no one else had signed up so we had a private tour which started before the park opened for the day. We began with a croissant breakfast sitting next to the penguin exhibit, then walked around the park with a trainer to visit the various animals.