More Christmas Lights!

Christmas lights are a real big deal out here in California.  The good weather and lack of snow provide many opportunities  for homeowners (& boat owners) to decorate their houses (& boats).  The good weather also provides many opportunities for the many spectators to view these lighting displays!  Last night we took Joyce to Huntington Beach to see the "Cruise of Lights".

Flyer for the "Cruise of Lights"

The Huntington Beach Canals

These canals are surrounded by multimillion dollar homes and yachts that are decorated in Christmas lights.  We expected it to be cold since that past few days have been in the low 40's and night and in some places near us it even got into the 30s.  Of course, all the Californians were complaining about the cold weather, we were just fine, I think it was around 45 degrees at the time of the cruise.
The entire event was very well organized.  Parking was provided at a Trader Joe's shopping plaza, and shuttle buses ran to the Yacht club where the cruise boats, which hold from 50-100 people were docked. 

Passengers Getting on the boats

  We had 5:30PM tickets and were the second boat launched into the canals.  Here are some of the sights that we saw.

 In addition to seeing the lights, it was also interesting seeing inside the houses, the decore and the people living there.  The trip lasted about 45 minutes.  Another enjoyable California Christmas tradition explored!