Beach, SeaWorld, Pool - A Hard Life

It's quite a luxury when the only weekend activities I have to blog about recently are trips to the beach and SeaWorld. We know that this won't be our reality forever, so for now - more pictures of us biking to the beach, SeaWorld, and even a little pool action.

This time we biked to the actual beach rather than just the rocky coast.


Water was still too cold to actually swim, as usual around here, but still a fun ride nonetheless.


On our way back from the beach, we stopped at SeaWorld.

After a couple rides at SeaWorld we biked the rest of the way home. We were pretty hot by this point, so before we headed back up to our apartment, we made another pit stop at the pool to cool off.

We've actually been to SeaWorld almost every week during the month of June, as it's currently the only month this year we get free admission. We're lucky because it also happens to be our favorite time to go.

That's because during the summer they bring back all their amazing night shows. SeaWorld turns into Electric Ocean.


We thought the shows would be the same as last year. They had some of the same elements, but for the most part were totally new.



Our favorite show by far is Cirque Electric. I blogged about it last year so I won't say too much about it, other than: 1) This guy with the water jetpack is insane. So incredible to watch. 2) They added in a guy on a wave runner this year. I have never seen anyone do 10 flips in a row on a jetski. Also incredible to watch.



Nights at SeaWorld mean night rides home. We are summer people, and are so happy it's back. Next up is our trip to Virginia - we can't wait!

Exploring San Diego - Maritime Museum

This past weekend Eric's dad came out to visit us for a few days. On Saturday we got a chance to visit the Soviet submarine B-39, something he's been wanting to see for years (and I know was of great interest to Benny as well). We actually got to visit and tour multiple submarines and ships through the Maritime Museum.

A picture of Eric and I in front of the USS Midway, even though it was not one of the boats we toured that day.

The first submarine we saw was the USS Dolphin, which was a Navy deep-diving research and development submarine. It was in use for 38 years which was the longest career in history for a US Navy submarine. It was decommissioned fairly recently in 2007.






Next we spent some time in the actual museum which was pretty impressive.





The one the guys were most eager to see was the Russian submarine. It was one of the Soviet Navy's largest non-nuclear submarines.





It definitely felt much larger inside than the USS Dolphin.



Finally before we left we decided to check out the Star of India, a merchant sailing ship. It is the oldest ship still sailing regularly and the oldest iron-hulled merchant ship still floating.



It made me grateful that I've never had to live on any of them - I don't think that would be the life for me. We had a lot of fun exploring though, it was definitely worth the visit!

Welcome Summer

It is starting to feel like Summer is upon us! I think it is officially only a week away, but we've decided to get it started early.

Fortunately enough for us, the military deal that we used last year to go to Seaworld so often is back! Only for the month of June, but we're taking full advantage. We've already been three times in the last few weeks.




Sitting in the soak zone at the dolphin show.

We've also already used our pool a couple times and hung out with Alison at theirs.


We celebrated the Caps winning the Stanley Cup from afar.


And even rode our bikes all the way to the coast, something on our bucket list that we hadn't done yet. Usually we just bike to the bay nearby.






We realized next time we need to bring some fishing poles.

As usual, I am welcoming the Summer season with open arms. I hope everyone is enjoying some warmer weather!