Sunday, August 24, 2014

Venice Beach

My uncle, Alan, lives in Venice and we enjoyed an afternoon at his amazing home on one of the canals.

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Then we strolled a few blocks down to the beach where we were greeted by this glorious sight:

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And by this not-so-glorious sight:

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That's Muscle Beach for ya.

Speaking of Muscle Beach, Lorelai took the opportunity to show off her skills:

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Then she scaled the rope in something like 10 seconds. The young man in the bottom right corner just stood there, dumbfounded. She is pretty incredible.

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Then Donald showed all those Muscle Beach guys a thing or two:
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And a few more snapshots of the day:

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My brother, Michael, and my uncle, Alan.

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The girlies.

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Us.

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