The weather was nice and you can't go wrong just hanging out at the beach. We were lucky to only have to stay in the Torchlight Inn the first night. By lucky, I mean you pay $200+ a night for any hotel within two miles of the boardwalk and the hotels are dives for the most part. The next two nights we stayed in a house in Capitola owned by a family in our ward. Not only did we save some money but Capitola is much more serene than Santa Cruz. The house was great and it was nice to spend some quality time there after the tournament. Here are a few pictures from the trip.
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| Claire and her teammates warming up |
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| Digging for sand crabs |
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| Lily and Claire holding their "catch" |
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| Whale Wars! |
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| Sophie with a poor defenseless sand crab |
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| Lily, Tracey, and Sophie |
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| Cute Lily |
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| Pre-game face |
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| A light moment between games |
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| Claire battling in the semi-finals |
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| Path to the beach behind the Capitola House |
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| A view of the Capitola pier from the house |
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| Deck View |
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| View from the living room (I could live here!) |
