What we’re about
Welcome to Singles Odyssey's Meetup Group, a group catering to singles, newly single people, and almost single people ~grin~. We are all about singles! Are you looking to meet & socialize with other singles in the area? Our group is filled with friendly, genuine, sociable, warm, happy and fun loving singles ranging in age from late 20’s to 50’s. It would be a pleasure to have you join us. Anyone over 21 is welcome. THE MORE THE MERRIER!
We host a variety of singles events, giving singles many flavors of venues to choose from, nightlife to car shows, from Long Beach to San Juan Capistrano, and have been hosting fun singles events catering to single people for over 5 years and will continue to do so. These events usually draw anywhere from 20-600+ friendly and attractive singles. Our events are hosted to offer you the opportunity to meet, mix, mingle with other singles, make new friends and have fun with the possibility of meeting that “special someone”. We cater to the singles in the So Cal area. Our events do not have a meat market or a pick up bar atmosphere.
We cordially invite you and your single friends to become members of this friendly, fun loving, social singles group. The purpose of this group is to make and build friendships as well as personal relationships.
For the FULL Singles Odyssey Experience go to www.SinglesOdyssey.org. You can directly access all of our on-line resources from there including YouTube Videos from our events and more.
WELCOME!
Odyssey 2. a series of adventures, especially when filled with notable experiences. Let the Odyssey begin!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Sep 22-24 ✅ SUMMER SINGLES RETREAT ✅ Cabins, Tents & RVsGreen Oak Ranch, Vista, CA
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✅ Click here to Register!
RETREAT INFORMATIONEnd of Summer FUN WEEKEND Retreat!
Join us at the 11th Annual SO CAL SUMMERFEST SINGLES RETREAT September 22-24 with singles and single parent families for a fun faith-filled retreat. Single families have their own cabins.
We're excited to be back at GREEN OAK RANCH with cooler temps near the beach. Non-denominational group all welcome. Invite your single friends!
✅ Retreat starts at $125 per person for the weekend.
✅ Hold your spot with a $50 deposit in a men's or women's cabin. We sold out of cabins in the past, so grab your spot.
• Cabins w/ 5 Meals
• RV Camping
• Tent CampingFun Group Activities
Hikes, Mountain Bike Trail Ride, Nature Center and Petting Zoo, Archery, Ping Pong, Swimming Pool, Volleyball, Bonfire and S'mores, Outdoor Amphitheater, Fellowship, Games & Dancing in Old Town Hall, More!End of Summer Retreat Lineup
• Bill & Pam Farrel (Amazing Relationship Speakers)
• Scott Wood (Comedian Emcee)
• ONE Worship OC Band
• Group Activities & Fun AmenitiesWhat is Included?
Low per person weekend prices include 2 nights Friday-Sunday, with amazing speakers, comedy, music, and group activities.✅ Cabins w/ 5 Meals -- $185
✅ RV Camping + Hookups -- $150
✅ Tent Camping -- $125
✅ Stay Offsite -- $125
✅ Saturday w/ 3 Meals -- $99
✅ ADD ON 5 Meals -- $60RVs, Tents & Offsite
Pay for 5 meals or bring your own meals. Single families, see pricing on the registration page with discounts available.✅ CABINS include 5 meals are a nice size with all down beds (no bunkbeds). We have room for only 90 people in cabins, so grab your spot. Single families have their own cabins. Bathrooms and showers a few steps away.
✅ TENT CAMP in a large grassy camping area with room to spread out. Use the BBQ grille, water spigot, bathrooms and showers. Pay for 5 meals or bring your own meals.
✅ RV CAMP in a large grassy camping area in your Travel Trailer, Motorhome, Camper, Camper Van or Tent Camper. We have 12 RV SITES with electric and water hookups, so grab yours now. Pay for 5 meals or bring your own meals.
✅ ATTEND SATURDAY, OR STAY OFFSITE and attend the retreat, come and go from home or stay nearby.
Don't know anyone? Many singles attend who don't know anyone. We are a caring, friendly and fun group. You will make many new friendships. You can request to room with your friends. Bring your group.
Don't miss the End of the Summer Weekend Getaway where you will grow in your faith, enjoy the fun group activities and meet new singles!
This is a fun non-denominational singles retreat. Hosted by Single+Passion a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit organization. For questions, email onesinglepassion@aol.com.
- BIKE OCEAN TRAILS – EZ BIKE RENTALS - CASUAL SOCIAL EXERCISE - PICNIC - SUN FUNGalley Cafe, Newport Beach, CA
CASUAL BICYCLING - SOCIAL EXERCISE - CROSS POSTED – AVERAGE 35+ ATTENEDEES
Saturday 10:00 – Newport Beach. 20+/- miles of social, casual exercise with positive like-minded people keeping it local around Newport Beach. Great for first timers, shy people, and expert riders. Open for all levels but should have a basic level of fitness and be Willing and Able to ride as part of a supportive group. Are you ready for a beautiful fun day? We have scheduled stops along the way to ‘Group Up’ and hydrate.
BIKE RENTALS
Any kind of bike or rent one. Call Liam to reserve a bike if you need to rent one. See end of this post for details. Very Easy.
TRY SOMETHING DIFFERENT – SOCIAL EXERCISE ON THE MOVE.
If this seems too challenging or uncertain – just come and do the first part. This is how the ride is designed. The point is to get out and show up for a very social exercise in the beauty of where we live.
A MICRODOSING LIFE RIDE.
If you are in a hurry to get somewhere – this is not the ride for you because the journey IS the destination.
We plan the ride - you bring the enthusiasm.
- Socialize
- Exercise
- Meet New People
- Sightsee
- Be outdoors and by the ocean.
HISTORY OF OCEAN BIKE TOURS
We have led over 350+ bike tours over recent years on bike paths, side roads and paved trails (No PCH) along the ocean from Laguna Beach to the Queen Mary. Meet new friends, like-minded people, exercise and enjoy the beauty of where we live. Please read the entire post.
SELF REGULATED FUN
We ride as a safe, supportive group for casual exercise in well-organized rides and everyone is Self-Responsible. You should have a basic level of fitness and show up with water and a bike in good working order or rent a bike. (see end of post)
START
10:00 Leaving the Galley Cafe - 829 Harbor Island Dr in Newport Beach 92660. Come early to eat, relax and meditate.
RETURN BY
3:00+/- Route is designed to be individually shortened as needed.
LEADER
Roz – 714-728-2033
Text with questions.
If motivated to support these rides the Zelle is rbileszelle@gmail.com
BIKE RENTALS
Yes – If you do not have a bike - see the end of this post for all the details.
THE RIDE
Plan for 4+/- hours and 23+/- miles. Leave from the Galley Café to the Back Bay – a short climb up to East Bluff neighborhoods to Bonita Canyon area and on to a picnic. After lunch we take a route through UCI to the San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary and return back to Newport Beach via the Back Bay trail along Irvine Avenue into neighborhoods and on to Castaway Park and the Galley Cafe. A few hills and a bike with gears is highly recommended.
PICNIC LUNCH
We will pause for a picnic at Westcliff Plaza. Pack your lunch or there are several places to buy food. We break for lunch and complete the ride. There is no need for a bike lock.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
Bike outings are rewarding and pleasant activities, but there are certain dangers you should be aware of including Covid 19. Those include, but are not limited to, impact or fall injuries, broken or dislocated bones. By signing up for this bike tour and showing up as a result of reading this Meet Up post, you assume the risks of the outing and agree to release the organization, the trip organizer, and other participants from claims for any and all injuries or other losses sustained during this trip. HELMETS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
BEHAVIOR
Please! – No creepy, negative types, anger issues or controlling behavior invited. This is always a supportive group of like-minded people, and it is important that people feel safe. Some adventurous people are trying Meet Up and a bike ride for the first time and we plan with this in mind.
THE NO’s
No boom boxes.
No politics
No using your phone while riding. (No accidents)
No complaining
THE YES’s
Helmets
Shoes – Protect your feet!
Pump your tires before
Positive Attitude
BIKE RENTAL PARKING
Park in the Bayside Center Shopping Plaza at Jamboree and Bayside Dr. Walk across the bridge onto Balboa Island on the right-hand sidewalk. The 1st building on the right is Sports Rent. Come early to rent a bike and peddle up Bayside Drive to the Galley Café to be ready for the 10:00 start. As you leave the rental place just stay on the left-hand sidewalk over the bridge and all the way to a left on Harbor Island Drive.
BIKE RENTALS
Call Liam to schedule a rental.
Sports Rents – 714-600-9941
333 Marine Ave
Newport Beach, CA 92662
www.sportsrentsonline.com - CARDIO / GRATITUDE SOCIAL BEACH WALK/HIKE – CDM BEACHES – SHERMAN GARDENS VISITInspiration Point, Corona Del Mar, CA
Sunday 8:30 – A fun crowd favorite. Change up the Sunday routine. Start the week with a combination of Cardio and Gratitude in a meditative beach hike with likeminded people on CDM beaches to Sherman Gardens, an amazing botanical garden. Open for all levels - great for first timers, shy people, expert hikers, introverts, extroverts, and YOU! Elevate your heart rate, socialize on the move, raise your better feeling vibration, and meet new people.
RUNNING LATE?
We go to Little Corona Beach first and a restroom break. Then we come back by Inspiration Point on the way down to Big Corona Beach.GRATITUDE & CARDIO
The better you feel the more you allow. This is a safe space with supportive and easy-going group of casual, happy people. This cardio walk encompasses all the short hills, stairs, sand, and beauty of the Corona del Mar beaches. The group pace will be a purposeful trudge and you can go at your own speed – slower or faster. The route is designed for all levels and Included in this walk is a visit to the stupendously beautiful Sherman Gardens. https://thesherman.org/ (Tickets $5.00 – please have a $5 bill rather than a CC – Makes for speedier entry)THE SCIENCE OF GRATITUDE
Research shows you can’t be stressed and thankful at the same time so when you combine gratitude with physical exercise, you give yourself a double boost of positive energy. You flood the brain and body with positive emotions and natural anti-depressants that uplift you rather than the stress hormones that drain you.GRATITUDE*: Acknowledging the good already in your life allows us to truly know love, and continually fill our lives with awe, beauty, and satisfaction.* – Rev. Keith Horwitz - The Soul Center - Every Sunday leads Group Guided Meditation at 10:00 meeting at Corona del Mar Youth Community Center 3000 Fifth Ave. Corona del Mar, CA 92625 https://www.soulcenteroc.com/
A MICRODOSING LIFE WALK
We plan the walk you bring the enthusiasm.
- Organized and informal
- Socialize
- Exercise
- Meet New People
- Be outdoors by the Ocean.
- Walk in Gratitude
- Raise your VibrationNO DOGS
Sorry but no dogs after 10:00 on the beach.THE START & WHERE TO PARK
Start: 8:30 Inspiration Point (NOT Lookout Point)
Park free in the neighborhoods.
3001 Ocean Blvd, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625.
Ocean Blvd & Orchid Ave.RETURN BY
11:30+/- Route is designed to be individually shortened as needed.THE WALK/HIKE
We leave from Inspiration Point to Little Corona Beach and a restroom break. Back to CDM main beach – across the sand to the bay wall – up the stairs to Lookout Point and then back down into China Cove – coming back up some stairs to the top - looping up Dahlia Avenue to Fernleaf and then to Begonia Park to Goldenrod and the Bridge of Flowers foot bridge to Sherman Gardens. 2.5+/- miles. There will be a short stretch of silent walking as we come to Begonia Park. What does this mean? Come and find out.We ‘Group Up’ or pause a few times during the walk at a scenic vista or area bring everyone together and then continue. Walk at your own pace and go as far as you want. This is a very scenic visual feast and walk/hike on sand with beach stairs and hills.
SHERMAN GARDENS VISIT
We will explore and delight in the amazing environment that is Sherman Gardens. We will meet up inside on the patio by the gift shop after around 30+/- minute. Stay as long as you like. Leave whenever you like. https://thesherman.org/ (Tickets $5.00 – please have a $5 bill rather than a CC – Makes for speedier entry) Some of the group may walk back to the start or Sunday schmoozing of their choosing.ORGANIZED & INFORMAL
This is a well-organized excursion that is also informal. Walk as much as you want, stay anywhere along the route as much as you want.NOSH
There is no planned group picnic, however see where the day takes you for visiting with new friends and perhaps having a bite to eat.RELEASE OF LIABILITY
Walking, hiking, and running activities and all outdoor sports outings are rewarding and pleasant activities, but there are common dangers you should be aware of including Covid 19. By signing up for this hike, you assume the risks of the outing and agree to release the organization, the trip organizer and other participants from claims for any and all injuries or other losses sustained during this walk.LEADER
Roz – 714-728-2033 Text w/ questions. If you care to support these walks the Zelle is rbileszelle@gmail.comBEHAVIOR
Please! – No creepy, negative types, anger issues or controlling behavior invited. This is a supportive group of like-minded people, and it is important that people feel safe. Some adventurous people are trying a Meet Up event for the first time.THE NO’s
No Boom Boxes - No Politics - No ComplainingTHE YES’s
Positive Attitude
