We took the morning ferry from downtown Long Beach to the city of Avalon on Catalina Island. The crossing took about one hour and the boat had many more passengers then either of us had anticipated. There two towns on Catalina Island, Avalon on the Southern end of the island and Two Harbors on the Northern end. Avalon is the larger of the two cities. It has a unique feel to it and lots of charm. There are houses that wrap around the hill side overlooking the harbor. There are many shops and restaurants.
We had lunch at a fish restaurant with a table outside looking over the harbor. The shrimp linguine was great and the view wonderful. We rented a golf cart and took a one hour tour of the city and the surrounding hill side streets. The views from up on the hills overlooking the city were great. After some window shopping, we found a spot to relax while people watching and observing all the boat traffic in the harbor.
This was a very enjoyable day for us. No long drives. No strenuous hikes. Just a relaxing day on a charming island 26 miles across the sea from Long Beach. We caught the afternoon ferry back to Long Beach and took in an early movie.
Tomorrow we are off to Santa Monica for a day at the beach.
Pictures can be seen at: https://picasaweb.google.com/tschick62/20110426CatalinaIsland?authkey=Gv1sRgCN-at7bl-rXuSA#
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