The Astor Column is an Astoria icon, towering 125’ above this historical and scenic little town. You will wind around the roads with gorgeous scenery to Coxcomb Hill.
This was taken during in the early evening twilight hour at the Pier of Huntington Beach. This place has great eats off of Main St., bars, and even some live entertainment depending on the time of the day and night.
Pigeon Point Lighthouse is one of the many (and easily accessible) lighthouses scattered along the California coastline. The last time I’ve been there, the federal government was trying to sell the lighthouse to a private party because the $1 million annual maintenance cost was burning a hole in their budget.
Negle's Ice Cream & Apothecary Cafe is a great place to visit for tasty ice cream and a walk back in time. Located in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, it is the setting of an old apothecary that mixes concotions to the delight of visitors.
Jones Beach is located in Wantagh, NY (Long Island).
Jones Beach State Park has a boardwalk with 6.5 miles of ocean beach, one-half mile of bay beach for stillwater bathing, and two swimming pools. There is a pitch and putt golf course and the Nikon Theatre at Jones Beach is across the street.
While Bixby Bridge is one of the most photographed bridges in California, it is likely that neighboring Big Creek Bridge takes top honors. Traveling north five miles beyond Lucia on Route 1, you'll see the bridge in the distance and a paved and often busy parking lot where people are out of their cars looking and taking photos.
Nepenthe literally means "the one that chases away sorrow" and it first appears in Homer's Odyssey... more loosely translated, it is the drug of forgetfulness.
However, the restaurant Nepenthe feels like entering a lair of one of Bond's arch-nemesis villains.
The Valhalla is a big, blue 75-foot sailing yacht, worth 300.000 dollars.
The ship-owner and Captain is Dennis, a 50 year old flamboyant American.