Sierra Northern Railroad's Wes Swift finds himself high above the intersection of Park and Monterey Avenues in Capitola on Tuesday morning as her performs regular maintenance and cleaning of the railroad crossing warning signal. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Warm temperatures and brilliant sun follow three strollers up the beach in Capitola Monday. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
The sun finally showed its face for a whole day Wednesday, and for a few hours in the afternoon it felt like summer on Capitola Beach for Lindsay Armstrong of Soquel who spread out a blanket for her two kids Maya and Nathan. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Derek Calpito snaps a picture of his friends Jacob Vinzant carrying Marianna Gonzolez and Darius Calpito striking goofy poses on Capitola Beach where for a few hours it felt like summer Wednesday. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
A surfer gets up on the nose as he rides a nice little shore break wave at 38th Avenue in summer-like conditions Wendesday. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)
Yokanaan Martins juggles a soccer ball with his head in Capitola on Wednesday. Martins picked up juggling while recovering from a car accident. He says there's no pain now. Martins says he likes to take a break from working the bikini shop he owns and stop at the beach to play. Larissa Mueller/Sentinel
Fireworks shot from the wharf light up Capitola Village Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009. (Dan Coyro/Sentinel)