Wilson's guide to Avalon . Tables, Page 60). The run from Los Angeles to San Pedro takes about 45 minutes, and theboat leaves the harbor as soon as the passengers are on board. The sea voyageis full of interest, as flying fish can almost always be seen, and frequently porpoisesaccompany the ship. Whales can sometimes be observed in the summer months. The flying fish are particularh to be noticed as they are the largest in theworld, and are frequently as much as eighteen inches long. The flying fish inthe Atlantic are usualh not more than nine inches in length. On approaching the Island, Long P
Wilson's guide to Avalon . Tables, Page 60). The run from Los Angeles to San Pedro takes about 45 minutes, and theboat leaves the harbor as soon as the passengers are on board. The sea voyageis full of interest, as flying fish can almost always be seen, and frequently porpoisesaccompany the ship. Whales can sometimes be observed in the summer months. The flying fish are particularh to be noticed as they are the largest in theworld, and are frequently as much as eighteen inches long. The flying fish inthe Atlantic are usualh not more than nine inches in length. On approaching the Island, Long Point will be noticed jutting out into thesea, and above it the heights of Black Jack, behind which the long ridge ofOrizaba will be observed. As the ship approaches the Bay of Avalon, SugarLoaf rock will be seen to the right and Abalone Point to the left. On arriving at the pier much interest is caused by the numerous boys whodive for coins on the far side of the ship. Many of them have become great WILSONS GUIDE TO AVALOX. Arrival at Avalon experts at this work, some succeed occasionally in getting the coins withoutgoing under the water at all; while sometimes when two big fellows are strugglingafter one coin, a little boy will go right underneath and get it from them. How to Spend Your Hours at Avalon. The great majority of those who visit Avalon come only for a few hours, atleast on their first visit. They come over by the morning boat and they returnthe same afternoon. They reach Avalon about twelve twenty, and as thesteamer returns at a quarter to four (out of the season somewhat earlier), thisleaves the visitor, at the most, three clear hours for sightseeing. The pity of it is that so much of these three hours is generally wasted forwant of previous knowledge and arrangement. There are two things that must be done during these three hours: the first is,lunch, and the second is a visit to the Marine Gardens. The latter is abso-lutely imperative. To visit Avalon
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