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Boats Dreaming Of Open, Oil-Free Water In Newport Beach: Patch Photo Of The Week
After a week of devastation to area shorelines, Newport Beach resident Carrie Garfield shows us a glimmer of hope with Thursday's sunset.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Do boats dream? Newport Beach's harbor boats are locked inside, awaiting freedom to once again set sail into the open ocean.
Resident Carrie Garfield's picture shows the hope of a sunset evening even as south county beaches are slowly reopening to visitors following this week's devastating oil spill off Huntington and Newport's coasts.
So today, we pause and drink in the beauty of this picture, and one she took moments afterward.
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The rich plum tones were a precursor to the storm that arrived overnight.
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