Catalina Island - 2008 Vacation Planner - (Page 23)

Day 3 - Avalon Canyon • Start out the morning with a challenging round of golf on the course where Tiger Woods once played as a youngster. • Saddle up for a scenic horseback ride through the hills above town. • Play a round of tennis. • Have lunch or dinner at the Catalina Country Club, the original spring training clubhouse for the Chicago Cubs. • Go to the Nature Center at Avalon Canyon and learn more about the island’s ﬂora and fauna at the free exhibits. • Take a stroll through the stately Wrigley Memorial and Botanical Gardens featuring California native plants and desert plants from around the world. • See the magniﬁcent tile work and commanding view from the Wrigley Memorial monument. • Hike up the Hermit Gulch trail. Day 4 - Further Afield • Try your luck on an off-shore fishing expedition. • Hop on a Jeep, van, bus or Unimog for a tour into Catalina’s interior and see dramatic shoreline vistas and spectacular canyons. • Hire a friendly taxi van driver to take you into the interior on your own schedule. • Search for the buffalo herds, left on the island after the filming of a movie in the 1920s. • Look for the tiny native Catalina Island fox or a soaring bald eagle. • Have lunch at the scenic and historic Airport in the Sky. • Go camping at one of the ﬁve campgrounds on the island, or go to one of the primitive boat-in campsites for a real wilderness experience. • Go mountain biking. Day 5 - Two Harbors • Take the Catalina Safari Bus from Avalon to Two Harbors. • Stay at the craftsman-style Banning House Lodge or camp at Two Harbors Campground. • Enjoy a cocktail and watch the sunset on the hill overlooking the two harbors on either side of the isthmus. • Go snorkeling or diving. • Hike out to the overlook at Ballast Point and gaze into the vast Pacific Ocean. • Walk along the beach. • Swing on a rope swing. • See the historic Civil War barracks. • Take a Hummer tour to the west end of the island. • Enjoy lunch at the patio and learn the island gossip. • Play beach volleyball. • Rent a kayak and explore the nearby coves and underwater caves. 23 ITINERARY IDEAS

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Contents YOUR ISLAND GUIDE Island Time Time in Avalon Catalina Activities Accommodations Catalina Dining Catalina Shopping Two Harbors Catalina's Interior Itinerary Ideas Transportation ISLAND DIRECTORY Directions to Terminals ISLAND MAPS Accommodations Avalon Hotels Real Estate/Rentals Activities Catalina Island Catalina History Dining Shopping Wedding/Event Planning Visitor & Local Services Calendar of Events Two Harbors Visitors' Information

Catalina Island - 2008 Vacation Planner

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