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A few years ago, the fiance and I decided to spend our Spring vacation camping on Catalina Island.
I was a starving college student,
and he had limited vacation time,
so Catalina seemed like the perfect compromise.
Santa Catalina Island is just 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles.
On rare, smog-free days, you can even see the island from the coast.
Most people, when visiting this Island, stay in Avalon-
a tourist hot spot full of shops and restaurants.
Since we were on a budget,
we decided to travel to a different part of the island and camp for a couple nights.
Freeze dried food is better anyway.
The fiance and I spent our time exploring the island,
reading in the sun,
(the fiance) swimming in the freezing waters,
and (me) almost walking into a rattle snake- literally.
Overall, Catalina is a beautiful little island right on LA’s doorstep.
While it may not compare in tropical wonder to someplace like the Caribbean,
it was a welcome break from the hustle and bustle of the real world.
It looks so beautiful there, and how fun that you camped! My husband and I have been looking for somewhere not to far away to go for our 2 year anniversary and this place looks so fun!
Catalina looks beautiful. I'll be spending 10 days in LA at the end of this month, hoping to visit Catalina for sure. x
You and your man are too cute! Vacationing together is one of the best things you can do! At least in my opinion. Your trip looks so fun, and like everyone else has said… your pics are gorgeous!
This is one of the places I've always wanted to go!
It looks soooooo pretty there! I think it sounds so fun to go camping there! I'm going to have to talk to the hubs about doing this sometime soon.
Wow!! Gorgeous pictures!! I think I'm going to add Catalina Island to our vacation list!
beautiful shots! wow – i might just have to go 🙂
OH wow, just gorgeous!! I love how you have the mountains/hills for hiking and then the beach and ocean RIGHT there! Amazing.
I LOVE Catalina – it's one of my most favorite places ever and somewhere I really want to take Jurgen to sometime. I got scuba certified there 🙂
Your pictures are stunning! They definitely do the island justice!
xxx
Jenna
wow, it's absolutely gorgeous!! Sure, the Caribbean is beautiful, but I have a huge soft spot for the California coast and its islands.