Balboa Island Trip

The trip to Newport Beach and Balboa Island this past Friday was really fantastic. Xiao Hui and Rebecca had a great time on the Ferris wheel ride overlooking the bay in front of Balboa Island before we took the ferry across the water to visit the little village there. To view the entire photo trip go to Flicker.

The Ferry Ride to the Island is really cheap – costing only less than a dollar American for a passenger and about one buck for a car. I guess the volume makes up for the cheap tickets. Once on Balboa Island the “cheap” factor goes out the window. A couple of years ago the median priced cottage was a couple of million dollars. Who knows what the current prices are for these wonderful little get-away vacation homes. If ever I win the Big Lottery I will be sure and get one of these babies. Spending a couple of months on the Island would be a wonderful way to spend the summer here in Southern California. The weather is just about perfect in Newport Beach area during the hot summer months. The winter would be a different story altogether. Actually, now that the subject of ideal vacation spots has come up maybe Balboa Island is not the “perfect” get-away spot after all. Possibly Fire Island off the coast of New York or maybe the Hampton’s or somewhere in Bermuda could vie for the top spots. Me, I’m too inexperienced in these things to even know.

Jennifer on the beach at Balboa Island while I sing – “Isn’t she lovely”.

Going to Balboa Island is like that – you start dreaming about a different life with unlimited possibilities. Eventually the Ferry ride takes you back to the real world and the traffic. Its amazing how little traffic is on that Island. There seems to be lots of cars but the streets are quiet and the pace is a lot slower than just across the bay.

Check the rest of the pictures they are quiet cute.