Sorry this has taken me so long to write up! My boyfriend and I went to Catalina Island to celebrate Valentine's Day. We decided to go the Sunday and Monday after Valentine's Day because it was much cheaper.
We took the Catalina Express. It is a boat and really the only way to get over to the island. It runs from San Pedro and Long Beach and goes to Avalon (the main town) and Two Harbors. They run many times a day.
We took an early boat and hit cloud cover and no one could tell how much longer until we got there. It was about 90 minutes to get there and the island was just gorgeous.
We took the Catalina Express. It is a boat and really the only way to get over to the island. It runs from San Pedro and Long Beach and goes to Avalon (the main town) and Two Harbors. They run many times a day.
We took an early boat and hit cloud cover and no one could tell how much longer until we got there. It was about 90 minutes to get there and the island was just gorgeous.
On the boat over
We went to check in to our fabulous hotel and grab a quick brunch. We ordered and got our food in less than 10 minutes. We were in and out so fast: 30 minutes from start to finish.
We decided to play mini golf (I lost horribly) but each of the holes were themed to the island which was fun to learn the history.
We decided to play mini golf (I lost horribly) but each of the holes were themed to the island which was fun to learn the history.
We then took a walk around the town and went over to take a tour of the Casino and Island Museum which was so awesome. They talked about the relationship to Hollywood and how all of the classic movie star loved to come to the island to party hard away from the mainland. We walked around some more, grab a happy hour drink and went back to the hotel to relax. Ralph napped while I went to a massage which was heavenly (I had Princess the next weekend and needed a massage!). After we decided to cancel our dinner reservation to order Chinese food to eat in the room and go to bed early.
In the casino
Well we ordered Chinese food and they totally messed up our order (we actually got more food) but didn't deal with it as we didn't want to walk back over there. We watched the all star game and then passed out.
Sunrise in Catalina from our room
We got up early to see the sunrise and did a run along the water which was great! We went back to shower and grab brunch(pizza-yay gluten free) before heading to catch our boat back. One hilarious story: our hotel has breakfast and we went on the balcony to eat it. A seagull came and almost attacked us and I GOT LEFT OUTSIDE! Ralph ran inside and left me out there! He flew away but came back and chilled on our balcony for 15 minutes so I had to get a picture of him staring at us through the window. Maybe he thought my hair was a nest!?!?
The boat was much clearer going back but I spent most of my time inside (it was cold outside) finishing my audiobook.
The seagull that tried to steal our food
We loved our stay on Catalina. The town is adorable, we had great food and a relaxing time. However, it is very expensive. The boat ride itself is 75 dollars each (and this was off season), hotel rooms to see the harbor are at least 200 a night and all of the extras do add up. I would recommend it to anyone but would suggest going in off season. I can't imagine how crowded it would be in the summer. One thing of note: if it is your birthday, you can take the boat for free!
Have you ever been to Catalina?
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