Re: MorrowProject: MP Island Kingdoms

["michael cessna" <clinkerbuilt@hotmail.com>]

>>Subject: MorrowProject: MP Island Kingdoms
>>
>>Is anyone using any of those small island off the coast Main, Rhode 
>>Island, California, etc.. in there MP world?
>>
>>Some of them are real close to shore and would make a great Bandit/ 
>>Pirate kingdom/seat of power/stronghold or what have you.
>>
>>For that matter it would make a great MP facility site.
>>
>>Any ideas/ comments on them?
>>
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>>Gary.
>>ggore@mail.transdata.ca
>>http://www.transdata.ca/~ggore/morrow.htm
>>
>>
>  >>
> Well, I don't know much about the islands off the East Coast, but the 
>Channel Islands off L.A./Santa Barbara would be OK as either pirate or 
>MP bases.
> Santa Catalina, the biggest, is the site of a good sized marina(no 
>other port-type facilities,though), and was formerly owned by the 
>Wrigley family(the chewing gum people). You can still visit the Wrigley 
>Mansion. There was also a casino, located in Avalon, the island's 
>'capital'. Great view of Avalon Harbor. The only other feature of note 
>is Two Harbors, a little-bitty resort in the northern part of the 
>island. Although I don't care for the books, one of the early 'Able 
>Team' novels, by Don Pendleton(#3, I think) described the island in 
some 
>detail.
> Incidentally, no motor vehicles are allowed on the island. Bicycles 
and 
>battery-powered golf carts only. There is a light plane/heliport
>above Avalon. The winds and surf around the island, it should be noted, 
>are EXTREMELY treacherous; several people(mostly tourists) are lost 
>there, anually. Santa Catalina can be reached by ferry from either Long 
>Beach, or Laguna Beach. It makes for a nice weekend trip, as it is 26 
>miles from LA.
> The inhabitants are essentially retread/neo-hippies; very laid-back, 
>'peaceable' types
> St Nicholas Island, northwest of Santa Catalina, is a largly 
>uninhabited rock, of little interest, exept as a nesting ground for 
>seagulls. This would probably be a good site for a MP base. Sk-5's will 
>ABOUND.
> San Clemente Island, well to the south of Santa Catalina, is VERY 
>uninhabited: as it is a naval gunfire range, you can see why. It is 
>also, more or less, across, in a near-straight line, from the Camp 
>Pendleton Marine Base.
> Hmmm....that seems to cover my knowledge of the place. Very cool, 
>laid-back place to party, as long as you stick to Catalina.
> One other thing: Like all island's, all three of these have one big 
>drawback: WATER, or lack, thereof. Most of the water for these islands 
>comes from outside, although a small percentage comes from a 
>desalination plant(albeit a SMALL one).       M.Cessna
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