The Catalina Crew

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OK, so we have added a few links in the sidebar to various places in Avalon and Catalina Island so that you can see what we are talking about when we refer to various places. Some people, we won’t mention names, are having trouble figuring out how to see them. So here are some simple instructions to help you along!

1) Look in the sidebar under “Links” then scroll down to “Locations”.
2) Find the name of the place you want to see and click on it.
3) If you want to, you could “right” click on the name and select “Open link in a new window.”
4) The link will take you to “Google Maps” and a green arrow will point to the location.
5) Near the top right corner of the map, click on the button that says “Satellite.” WOW!! COOL!!
6) Now go to the left side and move the slider bar up to the second notch from the top to zoom in for a closer look!
7) Now come and visit us for a personal tour of all of these places.

So there you have it. Simple as can be. You can also use your mouse to drag the map around and look at other places on the island.

And to make it easy for you, here is the first link for you to click on: Catalina Island

Take a look at what is going on in Avalon at this minute! If you tune in at just the right time, you might even see us walking to or from work!

The ferry ride over to Catalina. Jacob loved watching the water as we rode over.

Here we are! Arriving in Avalon Bay

So here we are! Three weeks ago we had no idea we would be here at all when I got a call with a job offer in the lovely city of Avalon, California on Catalina island, 22 miles off the coast of LongBeach. A week after that we were packing everything up and whisked off to our new home town.

- Avalon Panorama -

The first two weeks have been interesting and fun. Sue says that she feels like we are on a vacation. It doesn’t quite seem real. Every once in a while, it suddenly hits me: “Holy Cow! I am actually living on Catalina Island!”

Work has been VERY busy. There is an unbelievable amount of things that need to be done to get the store in proper working order and it is taking up a lot of extra time. It will pay off huge dividends in the end, and even though I am working overtime, I can come home at the end of the day and actually feel like I can relax for a change. Not constantly worrying about trying to scare up more business. The time I have with Sue and Jacob feels so much more real and high quality when I can focus just on them.