We ended up going to Catalina Island! I had never been there before this trip, it's such a lovely place. We started off the morning with an hour boat ride from Long Beach. That was fine, but I felt a little urpy since I get a little seasick (but I brought along a bunch of "Ginger Chews" so my tummy felt better afterwards). The boat ride was not too eventful until we saw some BLUE WHALES! I didn't really get to see much more than their noses, backs, and tails, but that was a pretty neat sight!
When we got to the island, we walked around a bit and got to check out the little coastal town. The houses/cabins are so cute, I can see this place being absolutely swamped on the weekends and holidays. We saw a poor cat with a "Lion Cut" on our walk. What a silly look for a housecat--I can't even begin to imagine how much fun David would have with the two cats if they looked like this:
After a little exploring, we grabbed a quick brunch, and after that we went to sign up to go PARA SAILING! While waiting in line there was a basset hound who kept us company. We also saw THIS MINI FED EX TRUCK!
Para sailing was pretty awesome! I had never been before, so I wasn't really sure what to expect. It was a pretty cool, yet scary experience. Earlier this month, my friend Alison and her boyfriend went skydiving, I'm not quite that daring yet, but I think I could work my way up.
After that, David decided that we should go on a Sea-Do. He's ALWAYS talking about how fun they are, and I naturally agreed to go. We took a boat over to a little floating "island" where they keep these Sea-Do's, got a little bit of basic instruction, and we were off! This was the only rental place I've EVER heard of that lets you ride without a group. That was a BLAST! David went SO fast on that darn thing- I thought I was going to fly off the back.
Turns out I never went flying off the Sea-Do, but I did make us stop a few times because I was on "seal" duty. I would have felt terrible if we ran over the poor things going 45 mph. Toward the end of our trip (and once or twice during) I saw these weird silvery fins in the water. At the very end of our time on the water, we saw 3 kayaks and 6 BIG silver animals with huge fins. The finned animals were circling the kayaks. David and I are sure they were sharks, but we were told that they were probably porpoises.
After that fun adventure we walked around town some more and then went over to the "far away beach," which was really only a 10 minute walk. The walk ended up taking extra time because WE SAW A LITTLE BABY SEAL
He was so cute, like the Free Cat if you slicked back his ears and put his feet together. Although, I think he was hurt because he ended up staying there all day.
After trying to throw the seal some Annie's Bunny Crackers, we found a kayak rental place and went kayaking in the ocean. That was a lot of fun, but it was so wavy that we ended up not getting too far. Later, we sunned ourselves on the lawn and watched little kids play soccer. It was a lovely and relaxing way to close up our day.
Afterwards, we made our way back to the dock because the last boat would soon be leaving. On the way back, the little seal was still sitting on the rocks.
While in line on the dock, we saw a few more seals and dozens of FLYING FISH! I guess the little seals were trying to eat them up, because whenever we saw a seal swim by, a bunch of flying fish would jump out of the water and fly away. It was really neat!
Once we got back home, we grabbed a fancy dinner of pizza and ice cream, watched The Birdcage, and then hit the hay. What a wonderful, wonderful day.
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