The California Expedition Part 2

By Ben Sacks

Previously on the California Expedition, the Nothing but G’s went surfing. “Radical! Way to shred the waves!”

This expedition was extremely exciting. Three of the activities that the Nothing but G’s had were going to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, going to the beach, and celebrating my nineteenth birthday.

-It is now time for the exciting conclusion!

The first major group activity on the list is the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Now, this aquarium was really cool, not just because the group actually got to go to an aquarium, but because the Monterey Bay Aquarium is one of the best aquariums in the United States. The group really enjoyed seeing the incredibly wide assortment of animal life that was there. Some of the favorites were the Blackfooted penguin, Leafy Sea Dragon, Seven Gill Shark, Bat Rays, Giant Kelp Bass, Mahi-Mahi, and jellyfish. One of the best parts of the aquarium was the coral reef exhibit. Unfortunately, time was running out and the group needed to move a little more quickly. It was a great day though and the Nothing but G’s had a really great time.

The beach was the most physically active of the three activities. The final game in the Soaring Eagle Championship Series (SECS) was scheduled for that afternoon between the team Slash ‘n’ Smash (Derek “Strait Thuggin”, A.C. “Pretty Boy” Berry, Whitney “The Riot” Theriot, and Ben “Sack Attack” Sacks) vs. team Shock ‘n’ Awe (Wes “Wonder Bread” Stanforth, Suzanne “Sneak Attack” Siegel, Ricky “Ricky Bobby” Diaz, and Evan “Mr. White” Anderson). Three hours later, after the fourth quarter drew to a close, the final score was Shock ‘n’ Awe = 6 and Slash ‘n’ Smash = 8. That was a football game for the ages.

Last but certainly not least, (not by a really long shot) was my nineteenth birthday celebration. The Nothing but G’s went to an Italian-American restaurant called Fresco Café. The food was extremely good and was super affordable too. To add icing to the cake, there were two musicians playing an arrangement of blues and jazz music next to the table that the group was sitting at. After the group had full stomachs and was happy, the Nothing but G’s prepared for the return journey back to base.