Oxnard · Channel Islands Harbor
A fish counter on the harbor: what came off the boats this morning, wrapped in butcher paper, eaten on the seawall.
In season. Busiest on weekend mornings from late spring through the fall swell. Quiet and very good on a gray weekday in the marine layer.
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The description runs three paragraphs at most. It describes what the place is, what it is good for, and what to know before you go. It does not describe how good it is; the guide does not publish reviews, and it does not publish star ratings.
On the real page this paragraph would say something like: counter service, cash and card, parking in the harbor lot, busiest on weekend mornings when the boats are in. Write it for somebody standing in the lot deciding whether to walk in.
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