Catalina Island

Just off the coast of LA is Catalina island where we are spending a few days holiday. Its about an hour by boat ride and the main town of Avalon reminds me a lot of the smaller greek islands. Like a lot of island nature preserves, this one has been kept free from pests like McDonalds and Starbucks (from what I have seen so far) which really gives it a genuine island charm. There are also very few cars on the island, instead everyone drives golf carts which may sound lovely however they're actually really noisy.