We took our first real family vacation this past week. Catalina Island was our destination choice. Mostly because I found a great deal on a two night stay and it is so close to us that travel time and cost was not a big issue. Jason took a few days off work and we spend two nights, three days on this beautiful picturesque island. I have been there before with my parents but I never got to experience the whole island and the weather was so nice this time which completely set the mood and made it feel like we were a million miles away from home on a tropical island.
We stayed at an old hotel which was very quaint and cottage like. We rented a golf cart and drove around the city of AvalOn, which is the only part of the island tourists are allowed on unless you pay to go to the rest of the island or you happen to take a bus tour. The golf cart was a perfect way to explore at our own pace.
We spent a lot of time on the beach and we would walk kailah around in her stroller til she fell asleep and then jason would lay our towels out and get a half hour or hour of piece and quiet relaxation time until kailah would wake up and want to play and explore.
I really enjoyed taking kailah on vacation with us but vacations with children in tow is not what it used to be like thats for sure.
We saw a movie at the Avalon theatre and went miniture golfing and did a ghost tour one night. 3 days was plenty enough time to get to see everything we wanted and have a chance to really enjoy the island.
I have always wanted to got o Catalina Island, it looks beautiful!
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