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Where Gumbo Was #4.5: Newport Pier, Newport Beach, California

 

 

 

Winter 2010 325 Newport Beach Pier

Here's the discussion to go with this WITW.   As you can see from the comment thread attached to theoriginal link, a lot of people had good ideas about this destination.

 

And how lucky is a city to have not one, but two piers!  Newport Beach always seems to do everything with a bit of flash.

 

After he was tired of looking at the Queen Mary floating in Long Beach Harbor (WITW 4.0), Gumbo headed down the California coast a little to the Balboa peninsula.  Here had had the option of going onto one of two piers.   The Balboa pier, the furthest south, has a Ruby's dinner at it's far end, which you can see is not the case here.

 

Winter 2010 351 Newport Beach Pier.

Winter 2010 326 Newport Beach Pier

It's the Newport Pier, which measures 1,032 feet (314.6 m) long and is a California Historical Landmark.  It's a popular place for people to walk, fish and has a seafood restaurant at its far end (Newport Grill and Sushi) with indoor and outside dining.

 

Newport Beach is popular with joggers and surfers....

 

Winter 2010 328 Newport Beach Pier

 

And it's also a great place for the birds to hang out....Like the pelican below

 

Winter 2010 347 Newport Beach Pier. Pelican

 

Or this great blue heron.....

 

Winter 2010 346 Newport Beach Pier. Blue Heron

Or this egret....

 

Winter 2010 340 Newport Beach Pier.

 

The pier offers some lovely views of the California coast and hills (laughingly called "mountains" by some -- hah!)

 

Winter 2010 344 Newport Beach Pier.

 

Winter 2010 338 Newport Beach Pier.

 

So the next time you're in Southern California, visit one of the 2 piers in Newport Beach.

 

Original puzzle discussion:  Where in the World is Gumbo? #4.5, 12/6/13

 

This was a fun WITW!  Nice bit of sleuthing, everyone!

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  • Newport Beach, viewed from the Newport Beach Pier
  • Newport Beach, viewed from the Newport Beach Pier
  • Newport Beach, viewed from the Newport Beach Pier
  • Pelican, Newport Beach Pier, Newport Beach, California
  • Hungry Pelican, Newport Beach Pier, Newport Beach, California
  • Great Blue Heron, Newport Beach Pier, Newport Beach, California
  • Egret, Newport Beach Pier, Newport Beach, California

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Hey, everybody: Check in tomorrow for a new Where in the World! It will be on display at 5 am EST. Hope that doesn't put the West Coast at a disadvantage...but I don't think anyone is going to get it right away!

The best part of every trip is realizing that it has upset your expectations

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