Thursday, July 19, 2012

Not quite Hawaii...

But Catalina!

Boarded the boat with my mom at 8:30 am with an arrival of about 9:45. We first stopped to make a paragliding appointment for 3:30 but that got rescheduled for tomorrow morning due to windy weather. Then to our hotel room to drop off the luggage while we tour the island ( check in is at 3pm).

Next toured the casino which in its heyday was quite the place to be. No gambling just theater and a grand circular ballroom! Today they have a nightly movie and occasional dances or you can rent part of it out.

Went swimming. The water was 66°F not horrible,  laid out to warm up and dry off then checked formally into room. Bathed and napped in the luxurious bed before getting in a boat to see California  flying fish. They were really neat gliding over the water and being hunted by pelicans.

Ended the evening with a delicious seafood dinner at the lobster trap and had a tasty Tangerine wheat beer ( even mom liked it). Now sleep tomorrow parasail and boat home!











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