Odd Things

On our recent visit to Catalina Island, off the coast of California, we saw some rather interesting or odd sights.

This golf cart rental shop had a bison and an eagle proudly displayed on their roof. I don't think you would normally see a bison on a roof. An unusual thing about Catalina is that there a very few automobiles. Most citizens have golf carts, and tourists can rent them for a mere $40 an hour to tour the quaint but rather eclectic (my new favorite word) town.

This rather patriotic home is proudly displaying two saran wrapped made mannequins.

Note: Their golf cart is nicely covered and protected. Notice the house has no garage.

My oh my, what a lovely necklace.

I'm not sure why this one is crying. Possibly her/his life feels empty??

People never pay attention to signs do they.

This speed limit sign was found on the isthmus (another fun word!!) of Catalina at Two Harbors.

This is the back of the sign. If you head East you must go slower.

This lovely figure was on the side the of the Wrigley monument. Not sure if he is yelling at people below or has an upset stomach.

We saw several statues with pictures painted on bodies of animals. I'm not sure why there would be an airplane on a bison, but oh well.

What are some odd things you have seen recently??

When the Cats Away...

...the mice will play. Evan has been away this past week at Camp Harmon in the Santa Cruz mountains. You can read a blog about what they have doing here. I'm sure Evan is having a blast!! Anyway, Mike and I decided to go to Catalina Island for a few days of fun, while Evan was away. We both grew up in Southern California, but have never been to Catalina, so that is where we went!! We had a great time!! Even when things didn't go quite as we expected we still had fun. For instance, our hotel room was not quite we were expecting. It was kind of dark and claustrophic. Every time we came back to the room we would say, "Awe, back to cave sweet cave".

The first day there we took a group tour to the interior of Catalina in an old German made jeep. Our driver was funny, the roads bumpy, windy, and dusty. It was a lot of fun!!

Here's the jeep.

The speedometer was stuck at 20 kilometers an hour!!

Not sure what that says, but just wanted to prove to you, it was German!!




We saw the cutest little Catalina red fox. They are nocturnal, so not to active in the day time.



The bison, however were roaming all over the place.

These guys are HUGE!!!



Isn't this a beautiful face??


The last day we para-sailed. It was scary to begin with but a lot of fun. You are all harnessed in, and you just float up in the air. It was beautiful, and peaceful and calm and we did it together!!



I'm all smiles at the end. I probably would have gone up again!!



I learned a lot. For instance, this is the famous Catalina Island Casino. However, no gambling here, casino is an Italian word for gathering place. This building has a huge ballroom and a theater that shows movies nightly.



The ocean water was very blue and beautiful. Someday we will go back.