WEEKEND FESTIVALS ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH.Byline: Fred Shuster Staff Writer Whales began their annual migration south two months ago, and this weekend a flotilla of the large marine mammals marine mammals mammals inhabiting the sea; generally taken to include the cetaceans (whales, porpoise, dolphin), the sirenians (sea-cows, including manatees and dugong) and the pinnipeds (the carnivores of the group, seals, sealions, walruses). are expected to give their regards during Dana Point's annual Festival of Whales. More than 50 of the leviathans pass by Dana Point daily at this time of year, so it's no stretch to suggest there will almost certainly be whale sightings. The 33rd Festival of Whales, taking place over the next two weekends, includes daily whale watching Whale watching is the practice of observing whales and other cetaceans in their natural habitat. Whales are watched most commonly for recreation (cf. bird watching) but the activity can also be for scientific or educational reasons. excursions, a street fair and parade, tide pool tide pool n. See tidal pool. tide pool See tidal pool. tours, arts, crafts and activities for people of all ages. During its annual 5,000-mile migration from Alaska, the 35-ton California gray whale splashes past the area on its way to Baja. Dana Point Harbor is one of the prime locations on the West Coast to witness this phenomenon. FESTIVAL OF WHALES: Dana Point Harbor, Golden Lantern and Dana Point Harbor Drive, and Dana Point Town Center, Laguna Beach. Saturday, Sunday and March 13-14. Whale watching vessels depart at 2 p.m. from the harbor. $9 to $40. Street fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., no charge. Call (888) 440-4309 or visit www.festivalofwhales.com. Also happening this weekend: CONEJO VALLEY DAYS: Classic car show, tots pageant and kiddie kid·die or kid·dy n. pl. kid·dies Slang A small child. kiddie Noun Informal a child parade. Conejo Creek Park North, Janss Road exit from 23 Freeway, Thousand Oaks. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Call (805) 371-8730 or see www.conejovalleydays.com. POINT MUGU WHALE FESTIVAL: See the annual migration of the gray whale. Sycamore Cove, Ventura. Festival of Arts, 650 Laguna Canyon Road, Laguna Beach. 2 p.m. Sunday. No charge, $5 parking fee at Sycamore Canyon and Leo Carrillo State Park Leo Carrillo State Park, Malibu, California is the closest Pacific Ocean beach to Thousand Oaks, California. To get to this beach from inland, one must travel a mountain road (either Decker Canyon Road (Highway 23) or Mulholland Highway) which can be quite hazardous. lots on Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2 -- color) In addition to the company of its honored guests, right, the Festival of Whales in Dana Point features a street fair, above, complete with arts and crafts arts and crafts, term for that general field of applied design in which hand fabrication is dominant. The term was coined in England in the late 19th cent. as a label for the then-current movement directed toward the revivifying of the decorative arts. , food and live entertainment. |
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