BALBOA (Day 3 - part 1)
We decided to spend the afternoon in the Balboa area of Newport Beach. We drove over the bridge to Balboa Island, parked, and caught the ferry to the peninsula.
1 - Balboa Island
2 - Balboa Peninsula (Fun Zone)
3 - Corona Del Mar (lookout point)
Balboa Island
Waiting for the ferry
The exciting ferry ride over to...
... Balboa Peninsula. The Balboa Pavilion (the most prominent building in the photo) was completed in 1906. It was built to attract real estate buyers to this "swamp and overflow" land. Today, it is a marine recreational facility as well as Newport Beach's oldest standing building.
Arriving
Normally, the Balboa Fun Zone is a happening place. But technically, this was the middle of winter, so things were mostly shut down... in spite of the beautiful weather.
We walked to to the beach and took a stroll down the pier.
Peninsula Park
Cute artwork
In 1912, Glenn L. Martin made the 34-mile flight from here to Catalina Island. He set two world records that day... the longest hydroplane flight and the longest round-trip flight over water.
Yeah, he ain't gonna make it.
The Balboa Pier was built in 1940.
Lots of egrets loitered about, hoping for scraps from the multitude of people fishing off the pier.
One fisherman tossed this egret a live fish. But all he did was stare at it as it flopped about.
"Hey buddy, you gonna eat that??"
Enjoying the water
Details of the sand
Beneath the pier
Do you think there are enough palm trees?
Heading back ... with a glimpse of Mt. Baldy in the far distance
The historic pavillion
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