We stopped in Montana on the way and dropped off Ella and on our way home we stopped in Salt Lake to visit with Mike's family. There are a lot of pictures today!
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| At Long Beach Airport. Officially on our Honeymoon! |
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| Boat to Catalina. |
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| HUGE cruise boat. |
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| Gorgeous Weather! |
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| First view of Catalina! |
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| Garden of the Hotel. Where we had cheese and wine every afternoon. |
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| Avalon Casino. Not a gambling casino. The word for Casino in Italian means a place of gathering and entertainment. When the Casino was built in 1929 gambling areas were called gambling halls. |
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| Inside the Casino. The largest circular ballroom in the world. |
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| The chandelier comes down to the floor for changing light bulbs. |
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| Birds of Paradise are everywhere! |
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| Original Catalina tile fountain. |
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| Bell tower. Tolls every 15 minutes from 8am to 8 pm. |
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| Semi-submersible. |
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| We didn't have time to fit para-sailing in. |
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| Bison were brought over for a movie and they couldn't round them up when they left. |
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| Our Anniversary! |
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| Awesome mini-golf course. This was a par 6 that spiraled. |
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| The pro. |
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| Original pipe organ. They still use it for the silent film festival. |
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| Gorgeous theater in the casino. |
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| Descanso Beach. The "real" beach. |
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| We rented one for an hour! We got about 10 feet from a sea lion! |
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| On the beach. |
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| Wrigley monument. |
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| View from the top. |
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| Jeep we took on one of the tours. |
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| Avalon from the top! |
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| Oldest house in Avalon. |
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| Our room! |
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| Mt Ada. The Wrigley's mansion. Now a hotel. |
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| Mike and Sophie playing with Ella. |
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| Cutie! |
