On Sunday July 23rd, John van den Heuvel, George Lee, Chris Nelson, Gregg Vermillion, Blake Surina, Bob Hanson, and Seattle newcomer Gary Bergan were off to Olympia and took their 6th gold (and 1 silver) in 7 years at the WA State Senior Games....this time in Mens 55+.

Backrow: Blake, Chris, Gregg, Gary
Front Row: George, JohnV, Bob

Meanwhile, Dave, Drew, Scotty, Mark, and Stefan were having even more fun.  They set up a net on a beach volleyball venue unique to Gig Harbor...Deadman's Island sand spit. 

Several times a year, the extremely low tide exposes 2000 feet of gorgeous, soft and jumpable sand for around 3 total hours.  Stay tuned for next year's tourney on June 16th when the tide next goes minus three again during the day.  

We have photos for proof below.
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 Drew on an approach to pound a perfect set from Mark

while Stefan arrives too late for an effective block.

This time it's Mark winding up for a more than decent set.  

Scotty is ready to J up Mark's patented short knuckler.

 Is the net low, or is Stefan really 30 inches above the height of the net? 

No matter cuz Dave has a backhand cutty ready.

Unfortunately, Mother Nature put an end to the dry sand, but that didn't end the fun.

At this point Scotty was able to argue that all of his hits were on the line.

Cutt's AKA Deadman's Island and Volleyball Sandspit