Saturday we left Long Beach, headed to Catalina Island. Brett had never been and I have not been since 8th grade (Jamie is that right? was it 8th grade grad that we went???). Gwenie really loved the boat ride over, I think she thinks everything is a ride from Disneyland.
We first checked into the hotel and then went down to the little town....and little it is. They only have a hotel shuttle that would make pick ups every 30 minutes or you had to walk! So we just walked around the first day and ate.
Gwenie loved everything about the beach. To bad it was not warmer so we could have laid out and let her swim.
I loved all of the colors that the buildings and the boats had.
I love this picture. It shows you how the little shops were on the waterfront and how much Gwenie loves sitting on shoulders!!!
She had got the pouty face down to a T. She was being pouty becasue she wanted to play in the water fountain.
The second day we rented a golf cart to drive around the town and explore. Gwenie absolutely loved it! This girl loves to say "whee".
It was super cold since it was windy, so we went back to the hotel and pulled a blanket off of the bed to wrap around Gwenie. She was asking for one!
On our exploring we came across this hill that would make for a perfect ski hill. If only there was snow.
We got really high in the mountains and had awesome views.
I got this picture of Brett and I and I love it.I just wish that I didn't have braces!
It is so hard to get Brett to take pictures of the 2 of us so I treasure one when I get one and it is good. I know we are squinty eyes but it was windy and bright.
The town had all of these cute little colored houses and I thought it was really cool to look at as we were driving in the golf cart.
Gwenie and I in our PJ's relaxing in the hotel, hence the crappy lighting. We did alot of relaxing, playing cards (Gwenie is a great helper), watching Shrek all together tucked into bed! Loved it!!!
Here are all the pictures that I got on my iphone. It was nice to have to carry my camera all the time since we walked a ton, had Gwenie to carry and my diaper bag. If you notice the very first picture Gwenie is eating toast with ketchup on it, gross huh? she asked for it to be on there and she loved it. She loves her Ketchup, she will even eat it all alone.
We had a good time but we do not feel the need to really ever go back. We didn't like the lack of transportation on the island. They limit the amount of cars that are allowed on the island so you are dependent on the hotel shuttle or you can rent a golf cart for up to 3 hours, but that is it!
