MAR 7, 2009 - Balboa Island, CA - On the Water (209)

Balboa Island is a tiny island in southern California. It took a while for my friend to convince me that it was really an island, because I couldn't remember going over a bridge to get there. As it turned out, we really had gone over a bridge, but I must have blinked and missed it. This little island is very interesting. The homes/mansions are very close together and just a few feet from the sidewalk which is right on the water. There is little to no beach area. Most of the homes have huge windows that allow the residents to look out, but also allow passersby to look in. As you are walking down the sidewalk, you see people in their homes going about their normal routine.