If you can't change it
change your attitude.
Maya Angelou
It was so fun to get away and have a change of scenery and environment, especially surrounded by the ocean. Catalina Island is an oasis.
Because of restaurants closed to inside dining due to Covid, extra tables have been moved outside. So the beach area that was used for laying out on the sand, has been temporarily taken over by tables. (Do you see any face masks...I don’t). But we did have to wear them to enter buildings, limit number of customers inside and tried to social distance as much as possible. When at tables, only the servers needed to wear masks.
Crescent Street is Avalon's main street for retail, tourist shopping, hotels and restaurants. The colorful homes crowd and cover the hills for the best views of the bay. Only 4,000 people live on Catalina. Tourism is important for their economy and livelihood.
Outdoor excursions, outdoor dining and retail are open. The Catalina Museum and Casino tours are closed for now. Sadly, they have permanently closed the Casino movie theater. I am so glad I was able to experience seeing a movie there in September 2019. The incredible acoustics, 43 foot ceiling with lights that look like tiny stars and the hand painted murals are wonderful.
I adore all the color in the houses. They all look like they are in fabulous shape. What movie did you see at the movie theater in Sept 2019? I can't remember.
What a marvelous angle you got of the beach area! Such fun that we stayed in two different locations and that our daytime experiences had different vantage points! I'm loving your postings!
@Weezilou Did you go into town at all on your visit? I so wanted to see BigFoot and show my friend Mt. Ada but they were trying to protect the guests so lunches were discontinued during Covid. And all along, there you were! :)
@gardenfolk We did walk into town a little bit...took some photos, but last visit I think I photographed every. single. tile! Wasn't into shopping either. We went out on the pier to catch the cyclone to Two Harbors and back... I don't think we could have recognized one another with the face masks, but I continue to kick myself for not following my intuition and contacting you!!!!! I just felt as though THAT could have been the weekend!
AND, I suspect you could have come up to visit us at Mt Ada if we'd known! One couple's son came over, but didn't stay there. He came up at cocktail hour and had a drink and appetizers with us, so it certainly could have happened. I understand the "no meals" policy, and face masks had to be worn inside, downstairs, so we could have sat out on the patio or with masks, in any of those lovely rooms! Drat!
September 1st, 2020
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