Friday, September 30, 2016

Report # 6 Avalon, Catalina Island, California September 29, 2016 Thursday Part #2 of 2 63 Pictures

The pictures continue………………

 

 

 

 

Old club

 

Homes with a view

 

Clubhouse

 

Yacht Club

 

Members only

 

The iconic Casino

 

Tile art along the walkway

 

Many bison roam the hillsides

 

The Casino

 

Impressive architecture

 

Blast from the past

 

Stately entrance

 

Has held up over the years

 

Guided tours

 

Now a theater

 

Flagpole around the back

 

Fishing

 

One of many gulls

 

The walk continues

 

St. Catherine Way

 

Descanso Beach

 

The ship waits

 

Very nice place for refreshments

 

Descanso Beach facilities

 

For the kids

 

Tents for massages

 

Beachfront walk

 

A few sunbathers

 

Palm-lined walk

 

Tile art

 

Going back

 

Small boat harbor

 

Back to the busy waterfront

 

Step Beach

 

Look what we found

 

A tiled fountain

 

More shops

 

Mostly touristy

 

The Green Pleasure Pier

 

Middle Beach

 

Colorful boats for rent

 

Golf carts everywhere

 

Tender captain

 

SAILAWAY PICTURES

 

Wrigley's Mansion

 

Harbor after the sun went down

 

Boat harbor

 

Casino

 

Beachfront at Descanso

 

Loading the tenderboats until 9pm

 

Chimes Tower

 

Harbor

 

End of the day

 

Tenderboat comes back

 

Lido deck BBQ

 

Many tables, many guests

 

Aft pool

 

Catamaran

 

Soot-covered deck on deck nine

 

Tenderboat

 

Firing up the BBQ

 

Safety officer watches

 

Flaring

 

Sailboat