I enjoyed my weekend with Kat at Catalina Island despite many of the minor annoyances we encountered. Highlights included:
1. old rickety wooden, crazy vertical explosive and backwards roller coasters at Knott's Berry Farm
2. cheering our voices raw and drinking too much beer at Medieval Times
3. fun boat ride and snorkeling in the ocean soon after getting to Toyon Bay
4. a Kat-guided tour of the CIMI camp and learning more about this significant part of her life
5. plenty of time to relax and read a silly fantasy book
6. warm nights and beautiful clear sky for star gazing, and "sleeping" on the beach
7. long and short hikes with great views
8. sea-kyaking and swimming in the ocean
9. Sea-mammal sightings
10. Bison sightings
Lowlights included:
1. screaming, rude, and annoying children and 'tweens and their oblivious parents
2. stifling hot weather during the day and the inevitable sun-burns
3. big ugly bruises from being thrown around against the restraints in the rides at Knott's Berry Farm
4. staying at the crappy Rodeway Inn Friday night
5. over-eating
6. disorganized camp staff, including crappy maps to wrong long-term parking lot
7. overpaying for parking in general
8. not getting enough sleep due to hard sand, "soothing" ocean sounds, no air-conditioning, and crappy mattresses
9. spending way too much time in LAX
10. having the feeling that I lost something on the trip but not knowing what it is
Here are some pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/deviouspics/sets/72157601863271927/
