Today, i went to
Catalina Island, California with my girlfriend. Much Fun.
~45min to
Long Beach from here, then 2 hours on the ferry. Didn't seem very long though, girlfriend helped that. We were both surprised, we figured an hour had
elapsed at the most. Now onto the Island, we rode down a little ways on our
Bicycles, only 3$ per bike per way,
much cheaper then the 10$/hour some places wanted. After roaming around looking for a place to
eat, and winding up getting yelled at by like 3 cops for riding where we weren't supposed to, we locked them up, the
bikes, not the
cops, and walked. Found a cool little restaurante which had half decent prices. Yes, 18 of our
American Dollars for a large pizza (13") and 2 sodas. Free whole-shell
peanuts though. I love places where they throw peanuts on the table and you throw the shells on the floor. It had dollars stapled all over the place, you wrote something on one, and stapled it where you wanted. We figured
they had 750-1000$ stapled to the walls.
Mmm...pizza...Now off to the touristy shops to look at
stuff. We both held up the
ultra-tacky clothing we saw to each other, or just stuff the other would not wear. Oh well, we had fun. She wouldn't try on any of the bikinis though.
Pout.
Now onto our bikes, road a little ways into the
residential area, then along the coast. Found what i think is
moonstone beach, and sat there for a little while playing with stones, just enjoying the waves, etc. We didn't bring
swimsuits like the smart people we are. Whatever. Getting close to time to go. Hop back on bikes, ride along the coast, find out we have an extra 30mins. Sit on a bench
overlooking the ocean and kiss. Very Nice.
Whoops, missed the line up call (we were there with plenty of time, just looking at other
stuff. Oh well, so we get into line, get on the boat, meet up with parents inside, save some seats, and once into the
open sea we went out onto the deck to look out over the water. We held to keep warm,
one of the best feelings in the world, then went around the other side, out of the sun,
where it wasn't so bloody freezing. Sat there most of the trip, then went back inside for last 30min to munch on some snacks etc.
Very Nice day with girlfriend. Different too.