Oct. 2004 Catalina

This is our first look at Catalina Island. This is the small anchorage. Lots of mooring balls and plenty of space.

We were quite nervous about tying here as we'd never done a front and back mooring like this before. Thankfully, it was not a problem since there were so few boats here.

We saw this old style three master on the way to Avalon, the main anchorage on Santa Catalina. Quite beautiful.

As you can see, Avalon was NOT so nice and quiet!! tying here was NOT so much fun, either. It is like a KOA on the water. However, it is a lot easier picking your parking spot, with an RV, than it is to pick up a mooring here. We had to do a couple of passes as there can't be more than 3 feet between the boats...that's my story, and I'm sticking with it!!The photo is deceiving! We are not the big boat in the back!

And this is not as busy as it can get here. We'd have to give this a pass if it were in the summer. I think it is frowned upon if you bounce off all the other boats before tying up! That is the casino in the background.

The captain on our stroll around the waterfront.

It is quite a beautiful place, as you can see.

There are no cars allowed on the island, so people use these golf cart-like vehicles to get around, or mopeds.

This fellow or lady...only a seagull can tell the difference...was like a statue. It was not afraid and just stood there as people walked around it.

Quite a bustling little place.

This is the view from the casino side.

They were having a swim race. It was amazing how many participants they had.

We're out there somewhere!

This shows you the dedication of the publisher of this website. Neither sleet nor hail, waves nor whales, and not even dark can keep me from my mission!!