7Cary
Joined: 10 Mar 2005
Posts: 33
Location: Cary, NC
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| Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: Certainly Seal Beach! |
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If you are visiting the Los Angeles, California area you need to travel a wee bit south to beautiful Seal Beach. Named for the seals which used to inhabit the area, the town has all the charm of a beach community. Lovely tree lined streets and well kept homes are the town's feature. When you want to have a little extra adventure and are lured by the salt air, take a walk on the pier which pushes out to the Pacific Ocean.
Once on the pier look to the north and see the mountain range seemingly rising up from the ocean's floor. Look straight out and you will see the majestic Pacific. Yes, those are oil rigs jutting up out of the ocean! Are you hungry? Stop in at the restaurant located half way down the pier and get a bite to eat. Or, stroll back in town and have your pick of seafood restaurants.
Nearby to Seal Beach is Long Beach, which is the home of McDonnell-Douglas, the airplane manufacturer. Now owned by Boeing, much of the area surrounding Long Beach International is dedicated to aviation. Stop by the airport and see what a circa 1920s airport looks like! Yes, it is still functioning and it is a good alternate airport to LAX.
Los Angeles is a 20 minute drive to the north while Orange County and Anaheim are with an hour's drive to the south. Of course, being that it is Californina, expect to be in one of their wonderful traffic delays. Hey, you could always return to bucolic Seal Beach! |
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