This past weekend, I hopped on a very slow boat and visited Catalina Island for the first time to visit my wonderful and close friend Prestyn. She is the Program Director for a camp there,
The Catalina Experience. It was so lovely to relax, get away from work, and have nothing in particular to do. We went on a 10 mile hike (up to the airport, where we munched on bison burgers and tacos), snorkeled, paddle boarded, and laid out in the sun and enjoyed each other's company. We caught up about life and work, talked about fish species from the Pacific Coast and dreamed of future travel adventures. I'm so lucky to have a friend that accepts me for exactly who I am, and who I can share my nerdy side with. Who else would not bat an eye when I shouted "fox fox fox fox!" (we spotted three on our hike, and I couldn't have been more excited)
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| a lovely place to lie out |
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| frolicking in the sand |
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| Prestyn + the pier at White's Landing |
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| I started out pretty pasty (photo by Prestyn McCord) |
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| quails that are endemic to the island, which I grew quite fond of |
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| Apples to Apples |
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| prayer flags in Prestyn's hooch (worst word ever) |
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| I saw three bison while visiting |
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| the beginning of our hike |
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| bison spotting |
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| simply had to take a touristy photo with it (photo by Prestyn McCord) |
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| funnily enough, this sign pointed to exactly where I saw a bison |
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| we played a game called Follow the Telephone Poles |
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| low clouds and lovely ridges |
