Every year, Seattle hosts Seafair, the summer celebration. It goes on for about a month and each weekend there are different events around the Seattle area for everyone to participate in. Earlier this month I was able to catch the milk carton boat races at Greenlake. It was a very interesting competition and one that was full of creativity. This morning, however, I woke up at the crack of dawn and headed down to Seward Park to watch my brother compete in the Seafair Triathlon. While you only see people for a very short amount of time, it was fun to be in the crowd and spirits were high as people were cheering on all the competitors and not just people they knew. It was also very inspiring to see the different types of people that came out for the race this year from 12 years of age to 50+. My brother asked if I would do it this year, but to be honest it was a little intimidating to think about. But after watching the race, it seems like a really fun thing to do and accomplish. That being said, you can catch me training for next years race! There is still lots more Seafair coming up including the Torchlight Parade (one of the top 5 best parades in the country!) and of course the hydroplane races on Lake Washington. For a full schedule click
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This Saturday some friends and I decided to go down to Genessee park and enjoy the last weekend of Seafair. Saturday is the highlight of the festival as it features the air show, hydroplane races and a fireworks show to end the evening. We spent a solid 10 hours down on the lake shore enjoying the different events. We spent the majority of the day inside the Jack Daniels sponsored beer garden which turned out to be the perfect location that we just happened upon! It was almost directly in the center of the race track by the starting line and the center point of the air show. And it never got crowded! The highlight of course was the Blue Angels air show. They never fail to entertain or even scare when they fly right at each other only to turn away at the last moment. The loud boom of their engines only excite the crowds more. Of course the hydroplanes were exciting as well, I only wish the races would have lasted longer. It was definitely a fantastic day and so much fun!
