Dinner at Crescent beach. Although there are not many places to go for good fish and chips in Southern California, I had thought that I had eaten some decent variants. The fish and chips at that beachside restaurant blew all of those memories out of the water. Crispy fish with a not too heavy beer batter and real fried potatoes instead of the reconstituted kind is probably to serve the core visitors of the town, British tourists.





The young people operating the shop told us that like many of the other restaurants and shops there are only open during the temperate months, when the tourists flock there. They spend the rest of the year traveling.

This fellow owns both of the restaurants, an Italian native who travels the world in his off time. He regaled us with stories from these travels, and the gelato shop is filled with keepsakes from around the world.