Saturday, July 23, 2011

The Shacks Get Back to Nature!

Dan and I have made an informal list of things we want to do before baby girl shack makes her appearance in November.  This July we have hardly been home because we have been out adventuring in the California wilds!  First Dan took a day long deep sea fishing trip with a close friend to Catalina Island.  It was Dan's first experience deep sea fishing and he LOVED it!  He was able to keep six of the fish that he caught including four grouper and two white bass.


Later that week Dan and I returned to Catalina Island to camp for three nights in Hermit Gulch.  We were able to go on a great hike to the top of the Island, go snorkeling off the shore, go fishing in Avalon off the pier (Dan caught two calico bass!), and enjoy the abundant wildlife on the island.  It was such a great and inexpensive way to see the island!  Our entire trip including food, travel, etc cost less than what most people spend in one night at a bed a breakfast in Avalon!  Camping is awesome!

For those of you who are not familiar with Catalina Island it is a private island that is 26 miles off the coast of California that was once owned by Mr. Wrigley of Wrigley chewing gum.  The Chicago Cubs (which he owned) used to have spring training on the island and their baseball field is still there!  Now it is a magnet for people who want a quick getaway into nature and also a romantic escape for couples.  Unfortunately, as we found out this trip it is also a magnet on weekends for those who like to party.  A bummer and very annoying but it didn't ruin our trip at all.  When we go next time we will go during the week to avoid that crowd.  Up next is a trip to San Diego to go camping with friends in Chula Vista!  We will be trying out our new big tent and our dog Jersey will be coming along!

5 comments:

Room for More said...

HOw fun! I am glad you are doing so well :)

Pat Orr said...

You guys DO know how to have a good time. So glad you have each other to have fun with. :)

Christina said...

Fun! I can't wait until Genna gets a little older and we can do more of that (it's hard to do when she naps from 1-4 every afternoon still).

Koren Leggett said...

yay!!! so fun! we loved Catalina island on our cruise and wished we would have stayed there all 3 days. :)

Pat Orr said...

Yes, another milestone. Broke the 130's today. 129 baby!!

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