Abashadile abafuna ukuthunjwa okuthandanayo okusheshayo nokungathobeki eNingizimu California bangayithola eCatalina Island, amakhilomitha angamashumi amabili nambili namashumi amahlanu ukusuka ogwini.
Ngaphandle kokuba uhamba ngesikebhe uye eCatalina Island uqobo, kukhona indawo eyodwa kuphela: Avalon, idolobha eliseduzane elisogwini elinesimo sengqondo "esingakhathazeki" esiqhingini.
Ukuhamba kuyindlela yokuhamba ehamba phambili eCatalina Island (ngaphandle kwesitimela segalofu esithile); Izimoto ezingaba ngu-800 zivunyelwe esiqhingini, futhi uhlu lokulinda izimvume luyiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu.
Ngakho-ke usulela esimweni seholide samahhala lapho ufika.
Ukuthengwa kancane, ukudla okunengi okukhululekile, kanye nemisebenzi yangaphandle kukhanga imibhangqwana eCatalina Island. Yenza ama-shorts akho, uthathe incwadi kanye ne-lotion ethile ye-suntan, futhi ulungile ukuhamba.
Indlela Yokuya Esiqhingini saseCatalina
I-Catalina Express esuka eLong Beach, eSan Pedro, noma eDana Point inikeza imikhumbi yemikhumbi nezinkathi eziningi zokuhamba. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uhlala endlini noma uphume ngenkathi uwela isiteshi, kukhona ukubukwa okumangalisayo kolwandle oluvulekile, kufaka phakathi ihlengethwa ngezikhathi ezithile, nombono wezwe.
Ungathuthukisa ezihlalweni zokumisa kanye nokudla okumahhala nokuphuza. Uhambo oluya e-Avalon lithatha isikhathi esingaphansi kwehora, kanye nezindawo zokuhamba ngesikebhe ngaphansi komuzi wedolobha. Abashadile abakhetha ukugcoba nokuvinjelwa bangakwazi ukugcina inkonzo ye-Island Express 'yezindiza' ku-Catalina's "Airport Airport Sky."
Okufanele Ukwenze NgeCatalina Island
I-Avalon ayikho amakhilomitha ayizinkulungwane ezintathu zokudla, amahhotela amancane, imigoqo nezitolo.
Akuyona into enhle noma enhle, futhi akufanele idideke nePalm Springs noma i-La Jolla.
Amapulazi amancane amancane avikela i-Avalon Bay, kodwa ukubhukuda akubonakali lapha. Ugu lolwandle lwaseCatalina luqukethe amadwala amadwala, anezikebhe ezimbalwa ezibucayi. Kunemigwaqo embalwa emigwaqo. Ulapha ukuze uphumule futhi ugijime futhi ujabulele umoya wolwandle.
Okokuqala, siphakamisa ukuthi sihambela ku-Avalon Casino yesithonjana. Eyakhelwe ngo-1929, kuyimangalisiso ephawulekayo yobuciko nokuklanywa, futhi indawo yokuthanda yona ngokwayo. Uhambo oluholwa ngehora elilodwa lufanelekile: uzobona indawo yaseshashalazini ebuyiselwe kahle, enezindonga ezenziwe ngezandla kanye nendikimba yombhobho (ukuhlolwa okunye kubandakanya i-concert yomculo wangaphambili), kanye nama-movie projectors avela emuva emini . Izitezi ezingaphezulu kunezansi zomdanso we-ballroom emhlabeni jikelele; isasetshenziselwa imishado nemicimbi ekhethekile. Isakhiwo siphumelela uthando kanye nobuhle, ngaphakathi nangaphandle. (Qaphela: Akukho ukugembula eCasino, futhi akukaze kube khona.)
Kulabo abathola ukuphila nokufa okuhlangenwe nakho kwe-aphrodisiac, kune-tour eline-mile-long eco tour egcina amamitha nje ukusuka eDescanso Cove. Ukufakwa emotweni ehlanganiswe nezinsimbi zensimbi, abahlanganyeli bahamba ngezinyawo ezindaweni eziphakeme ngamamitha angaba ngu-300, okwenza amahlanu ayeke ukuze abambe umoya futhi afunde kancane ngemvelo yendawo.
Sasifisa ukwazi ukuthi ingaphakathi le siqhingi, ngakho-ke sithatha i-jeep excursion yosuku olulodwa. Uhambo oluthulile, oluthambile emigwaqweni yokungcola okunikeza imibono ethakazelisayo yaseLos Angeles naseziqhingini eziseduze. Ungase ubone ibhuloho elizulayo kude - kodwa ungabambeli umoya wakho.
Sayeka esikhungweni sezindiza esibhakabhakeni (cishe ihora ngaphandle kwe-Avalon) ukuze sidle sasemini futhi sijabulele indawo.
Ezinye izinto: i-kayaking, i-snorkeling, isikebhe esingaphansi kwesibhakabhaka kanye nezinkambo zasolwandle, nokuhamba kwe-sundown kuze kube sekupheleni kwesiqhingi. Izinketho ziyahlukahluka kuye ngenkathi.
Amahhotela e-Catalina Island
- Ihhotela le-Pavilion
Ihhotela elihlelwe kabusha le-Pavilion Hotel lihlanzekile futhi licebile ngokucabangela ukuthi umgwaqo omkhulu ka-Avalon ungaphandle komnyango wangaphambili futhi iBa ihamba ngaphesheya komgwaqo. Amakamelo egumbini elingaphansi ahlinzekela imibhangqwana engasese yangasese. Hamba ubusuku obuthandana obuthandana phezulu emgodini omkhulu womlilo egcekeni, noma uqale ekuqaleni nge-sampuli yewayini neyeshizi. Iphakheji lomshado liyatholakala. - I-Avalon Hotel
Ibhulo elide elivela ePacific Ocean, i-Avalon iyindawo yokuthandana yaseCatalina. Inamakamelo angu-15 kuphela; bonke bahlelekile futhi abaningi banombono omuhle kwedolobha kanye ne-bay. Imihlobiso yasekhaya, imishayo emanzini emakamelweni amancane, i-patio enhle yangaphakathi, kanye nepakethe yepangaphakethe yenza i-Avalon Hotel ibe indawo enhle yokuhlala kuyo ngempelasonto.
Izindawo zokudlela zesiCatalina
- I-Avalon Grille
Le upscale kodwa engabizi ezidleni zasemanzini eatery has a lula California style kanye nokudla ukufanisa. Ibha eligcwele, kanye nezintandokazi ezijwayelekile ze-grill ezifana nenkukhu egajisiwe, i-salads, i-burgers, ne-prime entsha yase-New York, eyenza lokhu kube yindawo enhle yokudla kwasemini noma isidlo sakusihlwa. Siphinde sathintana kakhulu namahlumela ama-brussels. Izibani ziphansi, ibha lide futhi ungadla ngamatafula amade. - I-Descanso Beach Club
Vula isidlo sasemini, lapha ungathola kokubili ukudla kanye nendawo yokwelula eceleni kolwandle ngokulondoloza isihlalo noma i-cabana. Ukuhlala kutholakala esikhwameni esinombono olwandle noma ukudla kwakho kungathunyelwa ngqo kuthebhu lakho lolwandle.
Isikhathi Esihle Sokuvakashela IsiCatalina Island
Isiqhingi saseCatalina singathola abantu abaningi ehlobo; kuyindawo yokuvakasha, abathandekayo bemikhumbi kanye nabalandeli bezwe baseNingizimu Afrika abafuna umoya ophefumulayo. Sasivakashela ngoJanuwari, lapho izinsuku ziyiqiniso sezulu elidumile laseCalifornia: ilanga, isikhathi esiphezulu eminyakeni engamashumi ayisithupha. Ezinye izivakashi zasebusika zazimbalwa futhi idolobhana lalinokuthula kodwa liyamnandi. Kwakuyithekithi yesikhashana nje kodwa ephumule ukuphumula kwamahora angamashumi amathathu nesithupha.