Name: Ballona Lagoon/Venice Canals/Indian buffet lunch/Ballona Wetlands
Start: 2011-09-11T10:00:00-07:00
End: 2011-09-11T13:00:00-07:00
Location: Ballona Lagoon

DOUBLE-HEADER HIKE AT THE BALLONA LAGOON/VENICE CANALS, WITH TANDOORI INDIAN BUFFET IN THE MIDDLE, FOLLOWED BY THE BALLONA WETLANDS

8 MILES TOTAL

10 am--Meet at Ballona Lagoon

LOTS OF WATER AND BIRDS

4 MILES AND LEISURELY 3 HOUR HIKE/WALK, part on a dirt path, part on sidewalk in the Venice Canals. Check out the architecturally interesting homes of the rich and funky.

PHOTOS FROM OUR LAST HIKE THERE:

http://www.meetup.com/hiking-196/photos/2611561/

http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/8/a/9/event_45539561.jpeg

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THEN, WE DRIVE TO PLAYA DEL REY FOR LUNCH AND THE BALLONA WETLANDS WALK:

LUNCH: 1 PM at Tandoor a India, in Playa del Rey, 8406 Pershing Drive

WE WILL TAKE OVER THE BACK ROOM AT THE RESTAURANT, which holds 30 people maximum

BUFFET PRICE, INCLUDING SOFT DRINKS, IS $9.95, PLUS TAX AND TIP. INCLUDES TANDOORI CHICKEN, CHICKEN TIKKA MASALA, VARIOUS VEGGIE DISHES, SAMOSA'S, RICE, NAAN BREAD, DESSERTS, FRUIT

BEER IS EXTRA....

http://www.tandooraindia.com/directions.html

http://www.tandooraindia.com/

PLEASE PARK ON THE RESIDENTIAL STREETS NEAR PERSHING DRIVE, AS THE RESTAURANT'S PARKING LOT IS TINY

DIRECTIONS TO TANDOOR A INDIA: go north on Via Dolce back to Washington. Turn right (east). Go 1 1/2 miles to Lincoln Blvd. and turn right. Go 2 miles south on Lincoln to Jefferson Blvd. Turn right. In 1/2 mile, Jefferson merges into Culver Blvd. Turn left onto Culver. Then in a 1/4 mile, turn left at first signal, called Nicholson. Go up hill, and continue to the left at signal. The road widens and name changes to Pershing Drive. The restaurant is a block north of Manchester avenue on the left (east side).

HERE IS A MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF BALLONA LAGOON AND TANDOOR A INDIA: http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=33.96579,-118.44721&z=14&t=M&marker0=33.97589%2C-118.46025%2C5.6%20km%20SxSE%20of%20Santa%20Monica%20CA&marker1=33.95788%2C-118.44292%2C5.0%20km%20NxNW%20of%20El%20Segundo%20CA

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2:30 PM- -THEN, WE LEAVE OUR CARS NEAR THE RESTAURANT, AND WALK DOWN THE HILL TO THE BALLONA WETLANDS (walk off the beer, etc...)

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DIRECTIONS TO BALLONA LAGOON: In West L.A/Marina Del Rey area--take Washington Blvd all the way to the beach. Two blocks before the Venice Pier, turn left on Via Dolce and go 1/2 mile. At the fork, go straight. (The left fork is Marquesas and that leads to Via Marina--DON'T go that way!) The right fork stays called Via Dolce and we will be parked next to the big lagoon, between Marquesas Way and Roma Court.

HERE IS A PRINTABLE MAP:

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/1/f/1/highres_43897361.jpeg

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/1/f/1/event_43897361.jpeg

A GOOGLE MAP TO THE HIKE:

http://maps.google.com/maps?q=3945+Via+Dolce,+Marina+Del+Rey,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.976036,-118.46019&spn=0.010463,0.01929&sll=33.974969,-118.45886&sspn=0.010463,0.01929&z=16

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BRING: water, hat, sunscreen, comfortable hiking shoes.

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TO READ MY OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION BLOG: http://rare-earth-news.blogspot.com

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http://www.meetup.com/terms/

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