Catalina Island

We spent Saturday on Catalina Island celebrating Gail's 60th Birthday.  Brandon, Gail, Maion, Carolyn and I met in Long Beach at the Hotel Maya.  They have a great restaurant that sits right on the water called Fuego.  We started our day with a wonderful breakfast and Champagne.  Then we headed over to Catalina Helicopter Tours.  All of us were super excited for the opportunity to get to Catalina Island via a helicopter.  It was an awesome experience and definitely the way to go.  A 15 minute helicopter ride is all it takes.  Once on Catalina Island we cruised around checking things out and stopping for some great drinks and appetizers.  About mid way through the day, we boarded a Jeep and was given a 4 hour tour of the Island stopping along the way to enjoy Champagne, chocolates and crackers.  The sights were so awesome.  From the sea views, native plants, buffalo, a winery, horses and even a fox.  The weather could not of been better for us too.  About 75 degress and sunny, not a cloud in the sky.  After our Jeep adventure, we headed back to the helicopter and then this is when we said goodbye to beautiful Catalina.  Back to Long Beach is where we headed.  To end the day, we all had dinner on the waterfront at Gladstones.  Then back home all exhausted from our thrilling day!

Enjoy the pictures below of our experiences.