Avalon from Above

Because Avalon is a bay town located at the foot of surrounding mountains, it's easy to get to a vertical point to be able to look down and take pictures, something someone like me is wont to do.

What's noticeable about Avalon is that there are some wealthy places to live (up on the hill overlooking that bay) and the normal people's place to live (in the small valley that stretches away from the bay). 3700 people can't live on the hillside, and all those folks taking your orders and making your food who speak Spanish at home generally lead humble unassuming lifestyles.

This first picture is from one wealthy enclave looking out at a different wealthy enclave and the harbor between them.



This next picture is from our golf-cart excursion into the limited areas of "the interior" they let tourists, and it is relatively the same angle as the first one.



This is a picture of the small valley the regular folks live in. It's taken from a wealthier area. Our hotel, the Pink One, is in the upper right area of the frame.



This last picture is an extreme closeup, as it were, of the regular neighborhood. Without being told, most people would have no idea this exists on an island 20+ miles off the coast of LA.