Event:  Battleship Iowa Drive
When:  Saturday, May 21st
Schedule: 

- 8:45am    Meetup at Starbucks Sunset Beach Parking Lot*

- 9:30am    Start Drive - via Vincent Thomas Bridge.

- 10:00am  Arrive at Battleship Iowa Museum 

- 12:00pm  Lunch at San Pedro Fish Market

We're looking to meet between 8:45 am and 9:30 am and then head to the Battleship Iowa.

*There's large parking lot North East of the Starbucks that we can gather until 9:30 am and then start our drive to the Battleship Iowa musem (Battleship USS Iowa Museum, 250 South Harbor Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90731.)  According to Google maps, this drive without traffic is 31 minutes at a distance of 14 miles.

We've obtained special pricing with the Battleship Iowa folks:

Our advance ticket prices are heavily discounted according to the following schedule:

General Admission Adult - Regular Price: $19.95 - Online Club Price: $15.50

General Admission Youth - Regular Price: $11.95 - Online Club Price: $9.50

General Admission Senior - Regular Price: $16.95 - Online Club Price: $13.50

General Admission Military - Regular Price: $16.95 - Online Club Price: $13.50

Child (5 & under) FREE

Here's our link octesla@gmail.com

After the tour (approximately 1.5 to 2 hours) folks that may be interested in getting together for lunch after the visit to the museum, we're thinking of stopping off at the San Pedro Fish (190 Nagoya Way, San Pedro, CA 90731)  (In reading the online descriptions, it looks like customers can select their own seafood, have it prepared, and then bring it out to the casual tables.  Here is the menu for the restaurant)

Starbucks Sunset Beach Map

Meetup Organizer's e-mail: octesla@gmail.com

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