travel north america united states ventura waterfront
In 2014, we traveled to southern California for Thanksgiving week and had the opportunity to visit some old friends.
Old volleyball friends, Ken and Rose Rahn, now have a house in Ventura and they took us to lunch and showed us around the waterfront.
We also visited with them in 2018 on the waterfront
A lot of good things have happened to this seaside community since we used to travel through in the 1960s and 70s...
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Waterfront promenade, Ventura, California, 2014.

Waterfront promenade, Ventura, California, 2018.

Rose and Ken Rahn on the waterfront, Ventura, California, 2014.

Small boat marina, Ventura, California, 2014.

Small boat marina, Ventura, California, 2014.

Soter Point, Ventura, California, 2014.

The famous mermaid sculpture, a gift from Russian immigrants, Soter Point, Ventura, California, 2014.

The famous mermaid sculpture, a gift from Russian immigrants, Soter Point, Ventura, California, 2014.

Ventura estuary, Ventura, California, 2018.

Rose and me in front of the estuary, Ventura, California, 2018.

Curious and hungery chipmonks along the waterfront, Ventura, California, 2018.

Squirrel along the waterfront, Ventura, California, 2018.

Some of the many stone cairns people have left along the waterfront, Ventura, California, 2018.

Stone cairns along the waterfront, Ventura, California, 2018.

Stone cairns along the waterfront, Ventura, California, 2018.
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