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<\/a>The Captain avoided the dangerous sea serpents<\/p><\/div>\n
Upon arrival, our dear friends took our bags and Sue and Paul took a taxi to the hotel! Hans headed the annual “Von’s Run” as Bob Zaitz was coming a little later and Paul was not up to a “Von’s Run”.<\/p>\n
Check out the Avalon Art Deco Ball site for details!<\/a><\/p>\n We took it very easy today making sure we did not overdo it.\u00a0 We went to Maggie’s Blue Rose<\/strong><\/a> which is downstairs from Steve’s Steakhouse.\u00a0 We ran into the Slaters, Berg’s and Robert’s.\u00a0 good food and good times.<\/p>\n Great Mexican Food<\/p><\/div>\n After lunch we went around the corner to Vons Express and got some champagne and white wine for later on that day.<\/p>\n Everyone collected on the patio until 5:30 at which time we headed to the Bluewater Grille!<\/p>\n At 5:15, we headed across the street to go to the Bluewater Grille for dinner.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 They had no problem handling us as we made arrangements for forty people much earlier!\u00a0 John Thomas and Chris joined us for dinner and that was a nice surprise.<\/p>\n Right on the water…<\/p><\/div>\n We went back to our room while everyone else kept themselves busy around Avalon. We went to the Ristorente Villa Portofino around 9:30 for a nightcap and to confirm our reservations for Saturday night. Time to crash!\u00a0 It was sixteen steps and about 15 feet from out bedroom to the table!\u00a0 We visited with Russ, the owner of the establishment and confirmed Saturday’s visit for our group of forty.<\/p>\n Time to crash!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Say what? Yes, we are on our way to Santa Catalina Island for our 14th annual Avalon Art Deco Ball. We departed home about 8:45 am arriving at the terminal in Long Beach at 9:30 am… Right on time for … Continue reading <\/a><\/a>