Sea World In The Spring

Could we have asked for nicer weather? Not a chance. Today we went to Sea World with some friends on another perfect, sunny San Diego day. It was also Zoe’s first time and although we both know she’ll have zero memories of the trip, it’s good for her to get out like this and take in all of the new sights and sounds. Plus, our friends have a baby exactly one month older than Zoe so it worked out perfectly. They both have similar eating schedules, both need diaper breaks and both generally seem to be in sync in several other ways.

We walked around like complete tourists for about an hour which is truly sad to admit considering Sea World is literally 20 minutes from our home. Maybe because it’s so close we take it for granted. That’ll be changing real soon. As Zoe gets older we’re going to visit the other great theme parks here in town, too.

We saw the Dolphin show which was great. They even trained Pilot Whales to perform just like the Dolphins, including splashing water on the audience. Zoe slept through most of the show, waking to sing us a little blah blah blah song of hers just over halfway through. The Penguin Encounter was cold and noisy, probably just like the Antarctic would be. Zoe woke up for this one which was cool. She would track the Penguins as they swam by leaving a trail of tiny bubbles. As a parent it’s so wonderful to see her senses developing so quickly. Sight is certainly her favorite. We walked through the Freshwater Aquarium exhibit without much interest from her but she was awake. She slept through the Manatee Rescue exhibit which wasn’t all that interesting since for the most part they just hung out against the back wall. Kind of a lame encounter but the rescue theme is cool. The Flamingo’s still smell like shit. It’s really gross when they stick their beak into the same water they just polluted. I don’t get it. Zoe didn’t either.

We didn’t get to the Otter and Sea Lion show or the Shamu show, but we’re planning to go back later this summer when the weather heats up a bit and catch some evening shows which should be fun.

Jenny and I are having so much fun getting out with some good friends and doing things we normally wouldn’t do. In a way I suppose we owe this fun to Zoe, so thanks sweetheart, we had a great time and took some pictures to prove it.