Shoup Airlines

“26 miles across the sea, Santa Catalina is the place for me”

Connelly, AKA Mike, AKA The Canuck, AKA the loud college student, AKA a long string of expletives I can’t really say here came to visit this weekend. I suppose I should tell the story the loud college student before I actually refer to it, but then that just wouldn’t be me. Especially when I’ve alluded to writing the story before. But I digress…

Of the usual shenanigans that ensue when said Canuck arrives we also had some adventures of the lofty kind. We hopped over to Catalina with some friends for a buffalo burger. The rest of the photos are up in the gallery with many thanks to Connelly for providing.

For those not in the know, Catalina is a sleepy little island 26 miles off the coast of Southern California. Avalon, Catalina’s main and really only town, is a mere 3 miles square in size and a weekend getaway for many a SoCal’r with some beautiful snorkeling and beaches. Catalina is also unique in that it has buffalo and wild boar roaming the island. You can’t find that anywhere else in California! Most travel over by boat, the lucky few arrive at the “airport in the sky.”

Long string of expletives also captured the video. I apologize for the unsteadiness, I promise that’s not the skill of the pilot but the camera man’s mad skillz. I guess you truly get what you pay for.

Anyway, here’s a good look at an approach into Catalina. They shaved the top off a mountain and then put a tiny runway on it with cliffs at either end. Always promises an interesting ride for the passengers!