In April my class took a trip to Santa Catatlina Island off the coast of California. Now that’s it finally summer, I thought I’d post some beach pics. We had an amazing trip despite a couple of the downfalls. We stayed in this science camp on the island which was not all that clean and had a million huge bugs, but the views and time with my friends made every second worth it.
Here are some pictures of us kayaking. The beaches on Catalina are rocky and small, so there was no sitting around and suntanning here! We got to do some pretty fun stuff, though, other than what most people do on sandy beaches. We went kayaking, watched the sunrise on the docks, and went snorkeling. Snorkeling was…uh…a very new experience: scary and fun at the same time😆
We took a hike up one of the hills on the edge of the island. You can see a little bit of the smaller hills in the background of the pics above. From the top of our hiking hill looking out with our backs facing the ocean there were these rolling green hills speckled with tiny yellow mustard blossoms which reminded us of The Sound of Music. Here are some pics from that hike…
That hill/cliff in the background is the hill we just hiked. The views were breathtaking. I’m standing infront of a little cove at sunset. It was quite chilly.
Oh the beautiful mustard! It was everywhere, and I so wish I could have gotten better pictures!
More posing for pics…in the background you can kind of see the docks and part of the camp. Oh! See that white rock in the ocean? Can you guess why it’s white?? Let’s just say the seagulls don’t exactly have public restrooms…
Ah here they are!! “The hills are alive with the sound of music!!”
After Catalina, we went to Knott’s Berry Farm!! For those who don’t know, Knott’s Berry is a theme park with some fantastic roller coasters. Oh and please don’t mind the hair: it’s not used to humidity. None of us looked good!!
My favorite pics from the vacation…there’s a sunrise on the island, me and my best friend watching the waves, a really cool tree at the camp, some Huntington Beach pics, and a tiny sandcrab we caught! Oh how beautifully blue the water is!!
Thank you so much for reading! I know looking at other people’s vacations can get boring, but I like seeing all these new pretty places and dreaming about going there (tehe). Has anyone else been to the beach this year??
Graced 