We had traversed a lot of her tour during our meanderings last week, but it was still interesting to hear her commentary regarding the history of the buildings.
We walked around the majestic Grand Theatre.
The kids observed that this building was quite “young”, at 100 years old (built in 1910).
We also enjoyed the views of the ocean, as well as the beach from the Santa Catalina Castle.
This fortress is a curious mix of the old and the new, in that it was built in the 17th century and maintains much of its original construction, but now houses exhibits of local modern art.
Everyone enjoyed the walk even with its redundancies. It was a pleasant surprise to me, to hear the kids’ relief and excitement about reestablishing our walking tours.
This afternoon, we out-smarted the low tide and went to swim in the bay protected by “Crab Pier”. Although they had to walk far to get to the waves, the kids were not impeded by rocks. Unfortunately, this strategic maneuver was not obscure to other beach-goers and the area quickly became very crowded. We did, however, enjoy the afternoon and headed home for dinner, showers, and bed.
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