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Take a Hikers went to lunch at the beach in September. The choice
for our cuisine experience was the Beachcomber restaurant in Crystal
Cove. Oh, yes, we did take a stroll along the surf before and after our
repast but that was anti-climactic. The salt air, clear skies and gentle
breezes created the ambiance needed for a perfect ending to the
grueling gauntlet of the 91 freeway. Four Seasons needs an airfield
for service to exotic places as the apprehension of the return voyage
always curtails this idyllic hike. One direction from our favorite
eating spot is clear sand - a passageway with surf on one side and
decaying house from movie sets of the 1920s on the other. The other
direction is tide pools and eroding cliffs on the other. Across the
great ocean fuzzy images of Santa Catalina emerges like the dream in
the song — The Island of Romance.
But, it is the meals that whetted appetites devour that sparks
the conversation of our group. This day 19 regulars and newbies
converged at the maître d's station upon arrival to double check
that reservations were made. Once the only reason for the trip was
satisfied, beach walking could commence. In smaller groups at
varying paces shoes were removed and toes tickled the cold blue
waters rushing shoreward. It was truly an escape from the pressures
of retirement life at Four Seasons.
To find out where we are hiking call or email Lynette Simonson,
Hike Central, at (951) 377-0392 lynette.simonson@gmail.com. ~
Len Tavernetti
TAKE A HIKE CLUB
Front Row (L-R): Martha Frank, Bob Howard, Chris Ingram, Susie Jennings, Mary
and Jerome Liebenberg, Bev McLaughlin, Vicki Howard, Gail Ingram, Mattie Wren,
Judy Winters, Len Tavernetti, and Yundell Montalba. Standing: Tony Ramu, Lynette
Simonson, Tina Soeten, Mona Swinhart, Ruth Tavernetti, and Bobbie Bennett
Sharing our lunch with feathered friends
