June 30, 2025
CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA - DAY 2
Another sunny day and adventure for the 3 of us! Sarah's top pick of activities, was to conquer her fear of heights and go Parasailing. We had hope to go up as a triple, but it was too windy for the boat operators to feel comfortable.We had to split into two rides and Sarah volunteered to go up twice! Sarah & I went up first, then she stayed strapped in and went again with Sherrie.
Amazing view from 1200 feet above sea level. So calm, quiet and peaceful!
After Parasailing, I decided to skip lunch and indulge my curiosity in learning to Scuba Dive. There was a theater in town called IMMERSED and it was a dome shape. You laid on bean bag chairs and got immersed watching a 30 minute film with dive breathing sound effects, so you got the sensation you were diving in some of the greatest underwater spots through out the world! I loved it but also realized I didn't enjoy the dark cave dives. I never knew how stunning the surface of the water looks from deep below!
When I came out of Immersed, I was talking to the manager and found out there was also a Mermaids experience available.I had asked about this the day before at the tourist center but they made it sound like it was more for a character at kids parties! Turns out we could have done a whole photo shot with them in the water on the beach, had we known. Since there was only a couple hours left in the day until we set sail, I had to settle for a photo shoot in the grotto area of their studio. I talked Sarah into doing it too, and we are still awaiting copies of our photos while I type this blog post up. We only have the following shots for now.
