Amaqabane afuna ukuphunyulwa okuthandanayo kunye nokungazithobeki kwi-Southern California bangayifumana kwiCatalina Island, iiyure ezingama-mabini anesixhenxe kunye neminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ukusuka kunxweme.
Ngaphandle kokuba uhamba ngesiqhelo ukuya kwisiqithi saseCatalina, kukho indawo enye kuphela: i-Avalon, idolophu eselunxwemeni elisondeleyo kunye nesimo sengqondo sesiqithi.
Ukuhamba yindlela ehamba phambili yokuthutha kwiCatalina Island (ngaphandle kweeteksi yenqwelo yegalufu); Iimoto eziyi-800 zivunyelwe kwisiqithi, kwaye uluhlu lokulinda iimvume luyiminyaka engama-50.
Ngoko ulala kwisimo seeholide esingaxinzelelekanga ngokukhawuleza xa ufika.
I-little shopping, ininzi yokutya ekhululekile, kunye nemisebenzi yangaphandle ikhwele izibini kwiCatalina Island. Yenza iifutshane zakho, uthathe incwadi kunye ne-lotic lotion, kwaye ulungile ukuhamba.
Indlela yokufikelela kwisiqithi saseCatalina
I-Catalina Express yaseLong Beach, iSan Pedro, okanye iDana Point inikeza iinqanawa zeempahla kunye namaxesha amaninzi okuhamba. Ingaba uhlala ngaphakathi okanye uphume ngelixa uwela i-channel, kukho imbonakalo emangalisayo yolwandle oluvulekileyo, kubandakanywa nedonphin ngezihlandlo kunye nombono welizwe.
Unokuphucula kwiindawo zokukhupha kunye nokutya okukhululekileyo kunye nokusela. Uhambo oluya eAvalon lithatha ixesha elingaphaya kweyure, kunye neenqanawa ezihamba ngeenyawo ezinyaweni zedolophu. Ababini abakhetha ukonwaba kunye nejubane banokugcina indawo ye-Island Express 'inkonzo yeenqwelo-moya' kwi-"Airport Airport" e-Sky. "
Yintoni oyenzayo kwisiqithi saseCatalina
I-Avalon ayikho iikhilomitha ezili-1 zeevenkile zokutyela, iihotele ezincinci, imivalo kunye neevenkile.
Akunakulungelekanga, kwaye akayi kudideka kunye nePalm Springs okanye iLa Jolla.
Inqwelwana elincinane lamabhendi amancinci aseAvalon Bay, kodwa ukubhukuda akubonakali apha. Inxweme yaseCatalina iqukumbela ngamatye, kunye namachweba amancinane. Kukho iindlela ezimbalwa ezivuliwe. Ulapha ukuphumla kwaye ulula kwaye ujabulele umoya wolwandle.
Okokuqala, sikhuthaza ukuhamba kwi-Avalon Casino. Eyakhelwe ngowe-1929, yinto emangalisayo yokwenza ubugcisa kunye nokuyila, kunye neendawo ezithandanayo. Iholide ekhokelwa yure enye iyakufaneleka: uza kubona ithala lemidlalo elibuyiselwayo elihle, kunye neendonga ezenziwe ngezandla kunye nombhobho wombhobho (ezinye iziboniso ziquka i-concert yomculo yangaphambili), kunye neprojekti yefilimu ukusuka emini ngosuku . Umgangatho wendawo yokudanisa ibhola enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni jikelele; kusetshenziselwa imitshato kunye nemicimbi ekhethekileyo. Isakhiwo siphumelela uthando kunye nobuhle, ngaphakathi nangaphandle. (Qaphela: Akukho ngcakazo kwiCasino, kwaye akuzange kube njalo.)
Kulabo bafumana ubomi kunye nokufa kwe-aphrodisiac, kukho i-eco tour eline-mile-long ende ephela i-yards ukusuka kwi-Descanso Cove. Ukufakwe kwi-trolley enamathele kwiimbambo zensimbi, abathathi-nxaxheba bahamba beza kwiikanyoni kwiindawo eziphakamileyo ukuya kwii-300 ukuya kweenyawo, okwenza amahlanu ayeke ukuphefumula kwaye afunde okufutshane malunga nokuphila kwendawo.
Sasifuna ukwazi ngeendawo eziphakathi kwesi siqithi, ngoko ke sithatha i-jeep ye-excursion yemihla. Uhambo oluthuliweyo, luhamba ngeendlela ezingcolileyo ezinika imibono enomdla waseLos Angeles naseziqithini ezikufutshane. Unokubona ibhobho ehambayo ekude - kodwa ungagcini.
Sayeka kwiSikhululo sezindiza esibhakabhakeni (malunga neyure ngaphandle kweAvalon) ukuze sidle sasemini size sijonge indawo.
Eminye imisebenzi: i-kayaking, i-snorkeling, iiklasi eziphantsi kweekhenkethi kunye neenqanawa zamanzi-moya, kunye ne-sunflow cruise ukuya ekupheleni kwesi siqithi. Izinketho ziyahlukahluka kuxhomekeke kwixesha.
ICatalina Island Hotels
- Ihotele yeHlabathi
Ulungiso olulungisiweyo, i-Pairslion Hotel yebhantshi ezimbini lihlambulukile kwaye lucace ngokukhawuleza becinga isitalato esiphezulu sase-Avalon ngaphandle kwendlu yangaphambili kwaye i-Bay iphezu kwesitalato. Amagumbi asezantsi awanikezela imibhangqwana engasese-ngasese. Ukuzilahla ngentsasa yothando ngokukhawuleza ujikeleze emgodini omkhulu womlilo entendelezweni, okanye uqale ngewayini kunye neshizi. Iphakheji yothando iyatholakala. - IAvalon Hotel
Ibloko elide ukusuka kwi-Pacific Ocean, i-Avalon yindawo ekuthandana ngayo yaseCatalina. Unamagumbi angama-15 kuphela; Bonke bahlaziye kwaye abaninzi banombono omkhulu we dolophu kunye ne-bay. Imihlobiso yasekhaya, imivumba emanzi kwamagumbi athile, ipatio yangaphakathi enhle, kunye nepakiti yeplanga ephahleni yenza i-Avalon Hotel ibe yindawo efanelekileyo yokuhlala kuyo ngeveki.
Iindawo zokutyela zaseCatalina
- Avalon Grille
Le ndlela ephakamileyo kodwa engabonakaliyo yamanzi ebomvu ineendlela ezilula zeCalifornia kunye nokutya okufanayo. Ibha epheleleyo, kunye neenqwelomoya eziqhelekileyo ezifana neenkukhu ezigayiweyo, i-salads, i-burgers, kunye ne-prime entsha yase-New York, ithetha indawo enqabileyo kwidlo lesidlo okanye isidlo sakusihlwa. Kwaye sathandana ngokusondeleyo kwiintlobo ze-brussels. Izibane ziphantsi, ibha ide kwaye ungadla etafileni ezide. - Descanso Beach Club
Vula isidlo sasemini, apha unako ukufumana kokutya kunye nendawo ozoyolulela ecaleni lolwandle ngokulondoloza i-chaise okanye i-cabana. Ukuhlala kuhlala kufumaneka kwipatio enombono wolwandle okanye sakho isidlo sinokuhanjiswa ngqo kwiphilisi yakho elwandle.
Ixesha elifanelekileyo lokutyelela isiqithi saseCatalina
Isiqithi saseCatalina sinokuxhamla ehlobo; yindawo yokuvakatyelela, abathanda ukuhamba ngeeveki kunye neveki belizwe lonke befuna umoya ophefumlelweyo. Sasivakatye ngoJanuwari, xa iintsuku zinyani kwiimozulu eyaziwayo e-Kalifornia: ilanga, ixesha eliphakamileyo kwiminyaka engama-60. Ezinye iindwendwe zasebusika zazimbalwa kwaye idolophini yayithulile kodwa isonwabile. Kwakuyitikiti nje emfutshane kodwa ephumayo ihora elimashumi mathathu anesithandathu libalekile.