Ferrari Mailing List: Re: NFC: Afraid to ask... Catalina Island

[ltwacko (ltwacko]

Thanks Bruce.  Great pics.  I know what I'm looking forward to now.  Since I 
haven't seen many of my cousins in years, I'm going to try and squeeze as much 
of Catalina in a day with Mom and spend the rest of my weekend on the mainland 
with them.  There doesn't seem much to be going on during this weekend plus 
it's with "Mom".  She can't dance as well as she used to since she had knee 
surgery, so it frustrates me to hear music and "stand" there.  A few years ago, 
there was an annual swing dance event.  I never had a chance to go to that 
which is why I want to see Catalina now that I have the chance.  Besides week 
long workshops and dancing parties of hundreds of dancers, "Swing" lived up to 
its name...  Mom blames the dance scene here in Chicago for me holding off on 
getting remarried and giving her grandchildren.

Is it too cold this time of year for snorkeling?  If the weather is good, Mom 
wants to kayak too.

Rodney

In a message dated 02/25/09 01:14:22 Central Standard Time, bruce.hill1 [at] 
cox.net writes:
I grew up in Long Beach, and have been to Catalina many times. My wife's 
sister lived in Avalon for several years. 
Winter there is pretty quiet, but they do have busy weekends for events 
like the Catalina Marathon, so check ahead 
and get reservations. Many places want you to book 2 nights minimum for 
the weekend. You can catch a ferry from 
either LB or San Pedro. Boats leave many times per day, but definitely 
get reservations ahead of time. 

Lots of touristy things to do. Submarine ride, glass bottom boat, 
Descanso Beach has kayaks to rent, Casino point dive park (great 
for scuba diving and snorkling -- world class), interior bus tour up to 
the airport -- see the buffalo, golf, walk up to 
the botanical gardens and Wrigley Memorial, rent a golf cart and drive 
around or pay $2 for the shuttle bus. 
You can do most of Avalon in a day. If there is a cruise ship in port, 
there will be crowds at the shops along the Cresent. 

We had a mini vacation there this summer. Pictures here: 
http://overthehills.smugmug.com/gallery/7223197_s5Gjy 

Bruce 

LtWacko wrote: 
> Hey gang, I thought of no better place to ask advice on traveling somewhere 
> than this well-heeled group.   I'm going to visit Mom this week in Phoenix 
> and then see some of my business partners in Palm Springs, Huntington Beach, 
> Long Beach and then finish up some business in Scottsdale next week.  I'm 
> taking Mom with me to visit the SoCal clan on the weekend and we were 
> thinking of hitting Catalina Island.  It's been on my list for many years and 
> I missed going to special events there during my dancing days.  Any advice 
> for this round trip from Phoenix and back?  Mom is having me rent a car 
> instead of using hers since I tend to destroy most anything I drive even for 
> a short trip...  Weather there is better than anything in Chicago right now.  
> We are up for adventure.  Mom taught me how to "party" (scary thought about 
> mom for those that know me already). 
> 
> Thanks. 
> 
> Rodney 
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