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Hoping for a kayak trip out on the waters off the shore line of the Port Charlotte Beach Complex, 2-year-old Olivia Lewis tests one of the rental kayaks on Thursday.

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Ava Breneman, 2, prefers swinging while at the beach complex.

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Jessica Moore, 13, Brooke Jacobs, 15, Megan McGill, 14, and Breanna Jacobs, 13, are members of the Amateur Athletic Association traveling volleyball team.

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Basketball was the game of choice for the 6-year-old Ruiz twins, Vincent and Angel.

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Savanna Cote, 16 months, preferred sampling the sand while her brother Noah, 3, raked the sand and played with his trucks.

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During a practice session at the beach complex, Flying Fish members Breanna Jacobs, 13, and Megan McGill, 14, both go for the volleyball, breaking with their feet in the sand before colliding with the net.

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Jazmin Marchany, 6, and her stepfather, Derek Alexander, were enjoying the school break riding bikes near Kids Space in Port Charlotte.

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Jazmin Marchany, 6, and her stepfather, Derek Alexander, were enjoying the school break riding bikes near Kids Space in Port Charlotte.