The wind on Catalina this morning was intense. "Whistling" level intense. It was strong enough to move patio furniture. We slept well all the same. Although the place is dated, the master bed is wonderfully comfortable. I got up and made coffee and bacon. The weather cleared up around 10 am. We took the golf cart into Avalon for the afternoon. Coffee at the Catalina coffee shop, toured a couple of rooms at the Zane Gray hotel (the penthouse would be a dream stay), walked about the Wrigley botanical gardens, picked up groceries for tonight's dinner (carnitas), and browsed the shops. We headed back to the condo around 3pm as the clouds, winds and rain returned. Tommy and Lauren made guacamole. Watching them interacting this week has been, in a word, deeply moving. Ok, two words. There is a bond between them strengthening through distance and maturation. And they both seem so comfortable with us, Jen included, as a family. Jen made dinner and we watch some of but not all of "American Treasure". The sunset was nice. Nothing like what Tommy and I saw in February but still quite dramatic. The kids and I made a Vons run, circled the casino and returned to finish the movie. It was a well balanced day.
