Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Bluewater Grill
( 310-510-3474;
www.bluewatergrill.com
;
306 Crescent Ave; mains $19-39;
523 Crescent Ave; 7am-midnight Sun-Thu, to 1am Fri & Sat)
, part wine shop, part cafe, part
sushi bar, does it all quite well.
Getting There & Away
A few companies operate ferries to Avalon and Two Harbors. Reservations are recommen-
ded in the summer.
Catalina Express
FERRY
(
www.catalinaexpress.com
;
round-trip adult/child $75/60)
Ferries to Avalon from San Pedro, Long Beach and Dana Point (Orange County), and to
Two Harbors from San Pedro. It takes one to 1½ hours, with up to three ferries daily.
You'll ride free on your birthday!
Catalina Flyer
FERRY
( 800-830-7744;
www.catalinaferries.com
; round-trip adult/senior/under 12yr $70/65/53)
Catamaran to Avalon and Two Harbors from Balboa Harbor in Newport Beach (one to 1½
hours).
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake is a low-key and family-friendly mountain resort (elevation 6750ft) about
110 miles northeast of LA. Snowy winters lure scores of skiers and boarders to its two
mountains, while summers bring hikers, mountain bikers and water-sports enthusiasts
wishing to escape the stifling heat down in the basin. Even getting here is spectacular.
Blessed with hair-raising cliff drop-offs and postcard canyon views, the
Rim of the World
Scenic Byway
(Hwy 18) is one of America's great drives. We suggest diverging from the
trodden path early, and visiting the sculpted sandstone of
Mormon Rocks
. From there take
Hwy 138 past
Silverwood Lake
and
Lake Gregory
, then climb Hwy 18 into quaint
Blue
Jay
and
Lake Arrowhead
. This is where the vistas get serious and the hairpins exciting.
Lake Arrowhead's fashionable mall and ski resort makes a nice respite from the road.
