Last day of the showcase! Cole had an 8:00am game so we had to leave the hotel at 6:00am. Getting to drive with the most amazing desert sunrise made it totoally worth it. After the game, we drove to Hermosa Beach. First stop, Fishing with Dynamite for lunch. I had heard about this restaurant from Brian for years, and was excited to get to try it. He wasn't kidding about the Peruvian Scallops. So yummy. Afterwards, we drove over to Greg & Yvonne's! It's been YEARS (almost 14) since I was last there, and it was amazing. They have the most special, comfortable place, and we felt so lucky to get to stay there. First, we took a long walk along The Strand to Hermosa Beach, and watched the sunset from the pier. Then Greg picked up Brazilian food from Panelas and we sat outside on their magical porch. Greg is an early bird and gets to work before the sun comes up. Cole & I were exhausted, so it worked out just fine that we went to bed super early. We fell asleep to the fire going. It was lovely.
The next morning, we walked The Strand to Manhattan Beach and had breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien. We also picked up sandwiches for the plane. Then, sadly when we got back it was time to leave. We traveled through Denver, and were flying out of the terminal our friend Alex has a restaurant (Mercantile). We weren't particularly hungry but split a sandwich (and I had a glass of Portugese wine to remember our lovely vacation there last spring -- he was one of our roommates). And then we flew home and that was the end of our travels. Honestly, the whole entire experience was so awesome. The showcase was like nothing I had ever seen. So many coaches and so much talent on the fields. Seeing our friends and getting to show Cole the beach was icing on the cake. The whole week was amazing.
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