Catalina Island Day Trip - August 2007

We went to Catalina Island with some friends on Saturday. It's about an hour and a half boat ride from one of the LA area ports.  The catamaran moves pretty fast and made Mike a little sick.  We didn't bring any medication with us, so I ended up putting pressure with my thumb on his wrist and he said it made him feel better.  Maybe those Sea Bands really do work!  Catalina Island seems like what I'd find in Cape Cod although I've never been there before.  A lot of people were out and about enjoying a gorgeous sunny day.  There are lots of people walking around, swimming, snorkeling, and cruising around in golf carts.

We had lunch and went to a beach club where we snorkeled and relaxed in the sun most of the afternoon. The water was pretty clear, but we didn't see a whole lot of critters in front of the beach club.  I'm sure there are a lot better places to snorkel on the island.  We later checked out Avalon and had a few drinks at a local bar, Luau Larry's.  For dinner, we went to a little place on the pier that had fresh swordfish that was absolutely awesome. 


One of these days we are going to go back for a weekend and maybe go scuba diving.