Cruise ship day

Catalina Island had lots of visitors today--Carnival Cruise Line's 2000 passenger "Paradise" is here. It's fun watching people amble around Avalon and take things in for the 1st time. They point at an LA County Sheriff patrolling on a Segway. They admire the tile work on store fronts. They peer over the railing on the aptly named Pleasure Pier into crystal clear water and talk about all the "goldfish," which are actually Garibaldi, the state of California's official marine fish. They rent golf carts to tour the town, and as they pull out of the golf cart parking lot, their faces show a mixture of trepedation and pure glee--I can't believe I'm going to drive on golf cart on city streets.