Atlantic Ocean!

Last Friday we decided to go see the Atlantic Ocean. After a 3+ hour drive, we arrived in Ocean City, Maryland. Metro DC was quite warm, but it was still cool at the coast.

Geek Girl was thrilled to play in the sand.


And dip her toes in the ocean. (It was cold.)


We were even able to convince her stop and pose prettily for a picture.


Daddy Geek and I each went for a long walk (separately). It was quite strange for me to have the ocean be to the east, but I'll just have to get used to it.

When Girl Geek got cold, she and Daddy Geek cuddled and read Dragon Rider. Even though we were all cold, we still stopped for ice cream on the boardwalk before starting the long drive home. The next time we go to the beach it should be warmer and we'll spend the night and have two days to play in the sand and water. There are lots of new beach towns for us to explore.

On the drive home, we discovered that Girl Geek likes to rock out. She's not very patient with NPR/news stations, but she's usually pretty happy with jazz or classical. However, while scanning the radio stations, it's apparent that she likes everything from pop to country to classic rock. It was entertaining to see her in the back seat playing her air guitar, air drums, and air maracas.

edited to add: oops I signed in as Daddy Geek...