Catalina!

For Hue's birthday, we visited the quaint little town of Avalon on Catalina Island for a 2-day mini-vacation. Avalon is a set into a lagoon like area on the southern tip of the mostly uninhabited island. Catalina is about a 1 hour express ferry ride from San Pedro, and is known for having a Mediterrainean climate year round and is colorful, festive and a fabulous place to walk around. Since Hue was still nursing Sophia, I planned the event to include the two kids and booked a nice family friendly hotel right on the beach called the Pavilion Lodge. The package we booked also included a glass bottom boat tour and an Avalon scenic bus tour. Along with the tours, it was nice just walking around and sampling some of the seafood restaurants. Joshua really enjoyed playing in the sand, and even got a chance to crash a mini golf course. Here are some of the pictures.