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SmugMug <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Credits: Summer by the Sea - Guild Encore Kit by DSAG Designers Crinkled Cardstock Alpha by Lisa Whitney clouds from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#313337594_wPh7n" title="Credits: Summer by the Sea - Guild Encore Kit by DSAG Designers Crinkled Cardstock Alpha by Lisa Whitney clouds from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe"><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonCover/313337594_wPh7n-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Credits: Summer by the Sea - Guild Encore Kit by DSAG Designers Crinkled Cardstock Alpha by Lisa Whitney clouds from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe" title="Credits: Summer by the Sea - Guild Encore Kit by DSAG Designers Crinkled Cardstock Alpha by Lisa Whitney clouds from Diamond Rain by Jofia Devoe" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-06-15T17:53:29Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonCover/313337594_wPh7n-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: From the second we stepped off the bumpy boat ride into Avalon, it felt like we were entering another world. Quaint and peaceful, Avalon welcomed us into a different lifestyle. T ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#325297692_xRsv2" title="Journaling: From the second we stepped off the bumpy boat ride into Avalon, it felt like we were entering another world. Quaint and peaceful, Avalon welcomed us into a different lifestyle. T ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage1/325297692_xRsv2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: From the second we stepped off the bumpy boat ride into Avalon, it felt like we were entering another world. Quaint and peaceful, Avalon welcomed us into a different lifestyle. T ..." title="Journaling: From the second we stepped off the bumpy boat ride into Avalon, it felt like we were entering another world. Quaint and peaceful, Avalon welcomed us into a different lifestyle. T ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-04T02:46:54Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage1/325297692_xRsv2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: We arrived on a rainy Friday evening via taxi at the quaint Hotel Atwater. Imagine our surprise when we found out there was no elevator and had to trek up to the third floor! But ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#325586253_3sDDW" title="Journaling: We arrived on a rainy Friday evening via taxi at the quaint Hotel Atwater. Imagine our surprise when we found out there was no elevator and had to trek up to the third floor! But ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage2/325586253_3sDDW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: We arrived on a rainy Friday evening via taxi at the quaint Hotel Atwater. Imagine our surprise when we found out there was no elevator and had to trek up to the third floor! But ..." title="Journaling: We arrived on a rainy Friday evening via taxi at the quaint Hotel Atwater. Imagine our surprise when we found out there was no elevator and had to trek up to the third floor! But ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-04T12:27:36Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage2/325586253_3sDDW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: Brunch was the first thing on our to-do list, and we discovered Antonio’s Pizzeria.There was a cute tabletop jukebox, unfortunately it was out of order. Then we continued our wa ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#325597872_8BYBq" title="Journaling: Brunch was the first thing on our to-do list, and we discovered Antonio’s Pizzeria.There was a cute tabletop jukebox, unfortunately it was out of order. Then we continued our wa ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage3/325597872_8BYBq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: Brunch was the first thing on our to-do list, and we discovered Antonio’s Pizzeria.There was a cute tabletop jukebox, unfortunately it was out of order. Then we continued our wa ..." title="Journaling: Brunch was the first thing on our to-do list, and we discovered Antonio’s Pizzeria.There was a cute tabletop jukebox, unfortunately it was out of order. Then we continued our wa ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-04T12:52:53Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage3/325597872_8BYBq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: My favorite part of the tour was the view! I was trying to get shots of the scenery as we whizzed by. Then the tram stopped at a great vantage point, and I was able to take sever ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#325598181_5rjTu" title="Journaling: My favorite part of the tour was the view! I was trying to get shots of the scenery as we whizzed by. Then the tram stopped at a great vantage point, and I was able to take sever ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage4/325598181_5rjTu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: My favorite part of the tour was the view! I was trying to get shots of the scenery as we whizzed by. Then the tram stopped at a great vantage point, and I was able to take sever ..." title="Journaling: My favorite part of the tour was the view! I was trying to get shots of the scenery as we whizzed by. Then the tram stopped at a great vantage point, and I was able to take sever ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-04T12:53:23Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage4/325598181_5rjTu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: After the tour, a nap, and some souvenir shopping, we headed to Armstrong’s for dinner. We had an outside table despite the chill, because of the gorgeous bayside view. I can sti ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#325615076_jVRnx" title="Journaling: After the tour, a nap, and some souvenir shopping, we headed to Armstrong’s for dinner. We had an outside table despite the chill, because of the gorgeous bayside view. I can sti ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage5/325615076_jVRnx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: After the tour, a nap, and some souvenir shopping, we headed to Armstrong’s for dinner. We had an outside table despite the chill, because of the gorgeous bayside view. I can sti ..." title="Journaling: After the tour, a nap, and some souvenir shopping, we headed to Armstrong’s for dinner. We had an outside table despite the chill, because of the gorgeous bayside view. I can sti ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-04T13:29:43Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage5/325615076_jVRnx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: The next day, the sun came out to play and so did we. We had brunch at The Cottage, and had matching meals -- eggs benedict for Dennis and eggs florentine for Ina.The rest of the ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334816800_iV6XM" title="Journaling: The next day, the sun came out to play and so did we. We had brunch at The Cottage, and had matching meals -- eggs benedict for Dennis and eggs florentine for Ina.The rest of the ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage6/334816800_iV6XM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: The next day, the sun came out to play and so did we. We had brunch at The Cottage, and had matching meals -- eggs benedict for Dennis and eggs florentine for Ina.The rest of the ..." title="Journaling: The next day, the sun came out to play and so did we. We had brunch at The Cottage, and had matching meals -- eggs benedict for Dennis and eggs florentine for Ina.The rest of the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-21T11:55:35Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage6/334816800_iV6XM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: Then it was time for the tour. We quickly got settled and started watching the viewing window in the bottom of the boat as we went sailing off. We saw mostly seaweed initially, b ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334816949_cfh9s" title="Journaling: Then it was time for the tour. We quickly got settled and started watching the viewing window in the bottom of the boat as we went sailing off. We saw mostly seaweed initially, b ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage7/334816949_cfh9s-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: Then it was time for the tour. We quickly got settled and started watching the viewing window in the bottom of the boat as we went sailing off. We saw mostly seaweed initially, b ..." title="Journaling: Then it was time for the tour. We quickly got settled and started watching the viewing window in the bottom of the boat as we went sailing off. We saw mostly seaweed initially, b ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T09:06:07Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage7/334816949_cfh9s-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: It was back to more photos after the tour. We also stopped for some fish n’ chips, even though we weren’t particularly hungry. We just wanted to snack! Then I remembered that we ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334817092_A7fap" title="Journaling: It was back to more photos after the tour. We also stopped for some fish n’ chips, even though we weren’t particularly hungry. We just wanted to snack! Then I remembered that we ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage8/334817092_A7fap-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: It was back to more photos after the tour. We also stopped for some fish n’ chips, even though we weren’t particularly hungry. We just wanted to snack! Then I remembered that we ..." title="Journaling: It was back to more photos after the tour. We also stopped for some fish n’ chips, even though we weren’t particularly hungry. We just wanted to snack! Then I remembered that we ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T08:10:01Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage8/334817092_A7fap-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: I am so glad we decided to hightail it to the movie. Prince Caspian was a magical experience, especially since the theater itself looked like we were in another world. As I held ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334817175_vWU8m" title="Journaling: I am so glad we decided to hightail it to the movie. Prince Caspian was a magical experience, especially since the theater itself looked like we were in another world. As I held ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage9/334817175_vWU8m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: I am so glad we decided to hightail it to the movie. Prince Caspian was a magical experience, especially since the theater itself looked like we were in another world. As I held ..." title="Journaling: I am so glad we decided to hightail it to the movie. Prince Caspian was a magical experience, especially since the theater itself looked like we were in another world. As I held ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T08:10:01Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage9/334817175_vWU8m-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: The magic continued as we strolled down the pathway from the Casino hand-in-hand, enjoying the cool breeze and the smell of the sea. We had dinner in a romantic little spot calle ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334817329_vnt2L" title="Journaling: The magic continued as we strolled down the pathway from the Casino hand-in-hand, enjoying the cool breeze and the smell of the sea. We had dinner in a romantic little spot calle ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage10/334817329_vnt2L-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: The magic continued as we strolled down the pathway from the Casino hand-in-hand, enjoying the cool breeze and the smell of the sea. We had dinner in a romantic little spot calle ..." title="Journaling: The magic continued as we strolled down the pathway from the Casino hand-in-hand, enjoying the cool breeze and the smell of the sea. We had dinner in a romantic little spot calle ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T09:50:11Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage10/334817329_vnt2L-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: Time flies by so fast, and already it was the last day of our stay at Catalina. We went full circle and had brunch where we had our first meal this trip - Mr. Ning’s Chinese rest ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334867610_EnVs4" title="Journaling: Time flies by so fast, and already it was the last day of our stay at Catalina. We went full circle and had brunch where we had our first meal this trip - Mr. Ning’s Chinese rest ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage11/334867610_EnVs4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: Time flies by so fast, and already it was the last day of our stay at Catalina. We went full circle and had brunch where we had our first meal this trip - Mr. Ning’s Chinese rest ..." title="Journaling: Time flies by so fast, and already it was the last day of our stay at Catalina. We went full circle and had brunch where we had our first meal this trip - Mr. Ning’s Chinese rest ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T09:44:20Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage11/334867610_EnVs4-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Journaling: Sooner than we wanted, it was time to pack up our stuff and get ready to leave. We took a few more photos before we went to the pier to head back home. As we sat on the deck of t ...</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334867742_chSqe" title="Journaling: Sooner than we wanted, it was time to pack up our stuff and get ready to leave. We took a few more photos before we went to the pier to head back home. As we sat on the deck of t ..."><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage12/334867742_chSqe-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Journaling: Sooner than we wanted, it was time to pack up our stuff and get ready to leave. We took a few more photos before we went to the pier to head back home. As we sat on the deck of t ..." title="Journaling: Sooner than we wanted, it was time to pack up our stuff and get ready to leave. We took a few more photos before we went to the pier to head back home. As we sat on the deck of t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T10:22:46Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage12/334867742_chSqe-Th-1.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Credits: Plate Stickers by Maya Ricrac by Catrine Font: Pea Olsen</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334941277_ar2im" title="Credits: Plate Stickers by Maya Ricrac by Catrine Font: Pea Olsen"><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage13/334941277_ar2im-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Credits: Plate Stickers by Maya Ricrac by Catrine Font: Pea Olsen" title="Credits: Plate Stickers by Maya Ricrac by Catrine Font: Pea Olsen" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T11:55:51Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage13/334941277_ar2im-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com">thisisina</a><br />Credits: VH Art Gallery by Christina Renee Fonts: Charlemagne, Pea Olsen</p><p><a href="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/5172065_pfVAC#334941387_8Rn4K" title="Credits: VH Art Gallery by Christina Renee Fonts: Charlemagne, Pea Olsen"><img src="http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage14/334941387_8Rn4K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Credits: VH Art Gallery by Christina Renee Fonts: Charlemagne, Pea Olsen" title="Credits: VH Art Gallery by Christina Renee Fonts: Charlemagne, Pea Olsen" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-07-19T11:56:03Z thisisina http://thisisina.smugmug.com http://thisisina.smugmug.com/Scrapbooks/Catalina-Island/AvalonPage14/334941387_8Rn4K-Th.jpg