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The Electric Riverboat Angela Louise

Posted on | May 8, 2008 | 8 Comments

The Electric Riverboat Angela Louise at Balboa Fun Zone, Newport Beach, California The Electric Riverboat Angela Louise at Balboa Fun Zone, Newport Beach, California

Writer’s block doesn’t just happen to writers. I have been to Balboa Island and the Peninsula a number of times in the past year or so with the intention of adding some images to my collection. Each time I couldn’t get myself to take any pictures so I ended up going to other places to take photos afterward. Then something clicked last week. The price of gas. It’s too expensive these days to squander trips without taking publishable pictures.

Balboa is a nice place to take a date and have some fun, but the beaches really aren’t that photogenic here unless you like taking people pictures. They are just long stretches of flat beach without any unique geological features and few unique attractions. The opposite side of Main Street faces Newport Harbor though and has the Balboa Fun Zone. This is where the tourist attractions are located. The most recognizable landmark here is the Balboa Pavilion. What caught my eye though was the electric riverboat.

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8 Responses to “The Electric Riverboat Angela Louise”

  1. Ron Niebrugge
    May 10th, 2008 @ 9:52 am

    The Fun Zone – that brings back memories!

    Ron

  2. Richard Wong
    May 10th, 2008 @ 11:17 am

    Thanks Ron. That does make sense, since you went to UCI and I’m guessing probably took Janine there for your first date. :-)

  3. bernie kasper
    May 11th, 2008 @ 7:20 pm

    Reminds me of the river boats on the Ohio River Richard, nice image !!

  4. Richard Wong
    May 11th, 2008 @ 9:03 pm

    Thanks Bernie. Yeah I was thinking the same thing. I know there are a few in Cincinnati and the Belle of Louisville obviously. The light was never right the times I walked by the Belle so I didn’t get good shots of the whole boat

  5. Ron Niebrugge
    May 14th, 2008 @ 9:40 am

    Hi Richard,

    Yep, that is the first place we went – rode our bikes down there.

    Ron

  6. Richard Wong
    May 14th, 2008 @ 3:39 pm

    oh wow, that was just a random guess.

    believe it or not, I realized a few days later that forgot to a shoot a picture of the Balboa Pier even though I had walked on it!

  7. Captain Rick Garcia
    February 23rd, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

    What you really ought to do is take a ride on the Electric Riverboat Angela Louise. May I suggest a romantic sunset dinner cruise with your wife or girlfriend. $199 plus tax and gratuity includes dinner.

  8. Richard Wong
    February 23rd, 2009 @ 7:06 pm

    Thanks Rick. I’ll keep that in mind. The dinner cruises look interesting.

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