Catalina Trip Part Deux

Dave McWilliams, Young Tung and myself went to Catalina today. We tried to launch out of the Queen Mary ramp, but it was full. So we drove around to Cabrillo launch, which had plenty of room. We then took an hour to go to the Isthmus, then out to the north end of the island. We then meandered down to Avalon, and then back to LA harbor. We saw blue whales (I think) while coming back, and then cruised around LA and Long Beach Harbors for a while. Got a bit tanned, though not burned. So where were you, and why didn’t you come?

Looking at the north end of Catalina.



Young and Dave kicking back at the north end of Catalina



And there’s me.



I’ve been told I don’t smile enough in photos…. Looks to me as if I’m really straining here.



Young getting ready to go skin diving.



Some guys here on a sail boat.



Young again.



Young posing.



Young standing on a submerged rock.






Land, sky and clouds meet.



The Catalina Flyer from Newport coming in to pick up some Boy Scouts from Emerald Bay.









The loading/unloading dock at Avalon






Not too big a craft.



Local scenary at Avalon














































































There, trying to smile!












A whale we saw… shame the white balancing was off at the moment.



I think these were blue whales… a first for me to see.









This dorsal fin makes me think these are blue whales…



A real shame the railing of the boat was blocking this shot…



Damn you cursed railing!






Just barely missed the railing this time.



Another blue whale dorsal fin shot









Dave driving the boat.












Sea Lion



More sea lions






I’m jus tgoing to lay there all day long…..



The Sea Launch in Long Beach. They use this to launch communications satallites into orbit.












if the rail hadn’t gotten in the way, this would of been a great shot of the Queen mary and a sail boat.












Queen Mary