Guest contributor Tim on Catalina Island
Earlier this
week, Tim was asked to help-out with a remote broadcast at another nearby
locale that included spending the night in a fabulous hotel. (Remember our tripto the Queen Mary
last month?) I had another commitment and so didn’t get to go. But Tim did bring
home a camera filled with glorious photos of the island. I’ll let him tell the
rest:
Once again
traveling to local getaways with “travel detective” Peter Greenberg—this time
to Santa Catalina Island,
located less than 30 miles from the mainland. Peter was broadcasting from the
beautiful Inn on Mt. Ada
above the small town of Avalon. The
hillside mansion, where I also spent the night, was completed in 1921 and
overlooks the town and its harbor. Chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr.,
who bought Catalina Island in 1919, named the home after his wife, Ada.
I left from Long Beach at 10AM and sailed past
the Queen to open waters
The Casino from the Catalina Express
View from the patio of the Inn
Entrance to the former Wrigley Mansion
Dining terrace
Main sitting room
Dining room
Broadcast location
The cruise ship Carnival Inspiration
View from the sitting room
Sunrise on the harbor
No comments:
Post a Comment