The rebuilding of Avila has been happening and they have done a nice job. Several years ago the Union Oil company was required to tear down a lot of the buildings and remove all the contaminated sand in this little town. It was a mess and looked so sad. A couple of nice new hotels have been built and a beach side restaurant with outdoor dining is delightful.
Now things are looking much better and the sun seekers have returned in big numbers. They have improved parking and made a charming down town area. Every Friday afternoon they have a Farmer's Market in the plaza area right on the beach. The fresh produce and food is certainly worth the trip down on a sunny afternoon.
They have reopened the pier and put in a complete new playground for the little ones. AND they left the swings that are right on the sand.
Best of all... the oil smell is gone! It was a long, long time coming but they got it done!
