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Everything about my experience was wonderful: the scores of dolphins swimming alongside our boat from Ventura; our tranquil, tree-shaded campsite (a half-mile uphill walk from the pier); our hike to a remote beach, where we snorkeled among fish and came within an arm's length of a reef shark; a...

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Published inThe Los Angeles times
Main Author Derby, Susan
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, Calif Los Angeles Times Communications LLC 31.01.2010
Subjects
Islands
National parks
Parks & recreation areas
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Summary:Everything about my experience was wonderful: the scores of dolphins swimming alongside our boat from Ventura; our tranquil, tree-shaded campsite (a half-mile uphill walk from the pier); our hike to a remote beach, where we snorkeled among fish and came within an arm's length of a reef shark; and cliffside walks. Island Packers' round-trip boat trip for campers, leaving from Ventura or Oxnard, costs $64 for adults, $48 for kids ages 4 to 12; for day trippers, the cost is $48 for adults and $32 for children, including tax (1691 Spinnaker Drive, Suite 105B, Ventura; 3600 S. Harbor Blvd., Oxnard; [805] 642-1393, www.islandpackers.com).
ISSN:0458-3035