Many thanks to Jeff for opening up his beach house and hosting the bunch of us misfits for the weekend. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

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I'm sure Jeff, Stefano and Brooks will fill you in on the details. I'm just surprised my notebook and camera made it out of there in one piece.

LOL!!!

Parents live out there.

sorry . . . can't stay . . . beach dial-up 2.4 KB/sec . . .

LOL . . .
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This pretty much sums it up for me . . .
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Juggling Columbo Garlic Breads . . .
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The Ends . . . pickin strawberries @ Gizdich
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vtb . . . no hot tub pics . . .

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nt rly. watching fire works with the folks =/

Teh Beach House . . .
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It's on teh beach . . .
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I have an exhaustive seashell collection . . . I keep it scattered on the beaches around the world - Steven Wright
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Attack of the killer dead sand crabs . . . run away . . . run away!
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Smoked Salmon tartare on cucumber discs with dill sour cream . . . nom nom nom . . .
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Juggling Colombo Garlic Breads for about 2.5 seconds . . .
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Requires butter . . .
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And love . . .
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The wind up "go fish" game was a subtle hint to get to the main course even though we were all full . . .
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Bay Shrimp salad in Endive boats . . .
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Anyone got any pot?
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Blatant photo op . . . truism photo ftw . . .
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Got Scallops ?
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Yeah, yeah, yeah . . . I'll get to you when I get to you . . .
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Food Is Love . . .
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I cook . . . you guys clean . . . okay?
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I helped cook. I'm not cleaning . . .
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Time to hang up the shoes for the day . . .
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Next day . . . wakey wakey . . .
Oh . . . well now that Stefano is awake we can have that dessert of organic strawberries and blueberries and cream for breakfast . . .
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Jeff Vader suggests some berry picking at the Gizdich Ranch, minutes away from scenic Pajaro Dunes and downtown Watsonville . . .
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Screw berry picking, Let's get some pie. In the pie line . . .
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They grow pies . . .
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I will happily pay $7.00 a basket for blackberries/raspberries etc . . .
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I love Messicans . . . 30 minutes of blackberries . . . Viva Mexico !
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The End(s)
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