
We went on a small excursion to Calatina Island for 2 nights. We drove 20 minutes to San Pedoro, where we boarded on a boat to Catalina. Our animal lover daughter was looking out the window all the way, searching for dolphins, whales and seals ( she did find a seal).

Here is Catalina Island. It is a part of the Los Angeles county.

We arrived in a small town called Avalon.

There are three very tiny beaches in town. On one of them we tried and saw this sign; No swimming due to the bacteria level above the health standard.

After we took a stroll in town, we had a very resort-priced dinner at one of the restaurants on the main street; we paid $9 for kid's meal, $16 for a salad, $33 a piece for steaks.