On Saturday, July 19th, my firm took a group to Catalina for the day. The weather was gorgeous and we had a great time. We've been to Catalina before, but I never realized there was so much to do.
This is the end of the day
Cruising around the island on a golf cart.
My colleague,Vicki Spencer, and her pal Jolene Taylor.
Drew and Brian taking a break from kayaking.
Drew and Brian on a waverunner.
Taking off
Coming back
This was the first time the boys had driven waverunners. I wasn't nervous before we got on them, until we got the "if you see a whale, stay away from it" speech. Yes, I realized we were in the ocean, but I never thought there would be a possibility of a whale being that close to shore - or I never thought we'd be that far from shore. Drew went with Brian and Brian confused the accelerator for the brake and gunned it full throttle. Drew had to hang to Brian with a vice grip to keep from falling off. I went with Brandon, and like any typical 15-year-old, he loved it and craved more speed. Despite my screams, he took me on Mr. Toad's wild ride, doing donuts and jumping the wakes of the larger boats that passed us. The more air he got, the more he wanted to continue and the more I screamed :-)But despite the fact my knuckles didn't gain back their color for several hours after riding with Brandon, we had a great time. I just wish we had taken more pictures :-)
