Updated on July 22, 2021 at 3:57 pm
Catalina Express
What to Know 40 Trips in 40 Days is giving Catalina fans the opportunity to try for a free mid-week roundtrip to Avalon
Enter at www.catalinaexpress.com/40years for a chance to win
Catalina Express has ferried over 33 million passengers since 1981; the giveaways are in celebration of the 40th anniversary
BEELINING FOR AVALON? There are a few ways to get to Catalina Island s magnificent main burg. There s flying, of course, and if you do wing it to the enchanting isle, you ll set down at one of the Golden State s loveliest landing strips, at The Airport in the Sky. You can ride your waterskis over, if you re competing in the world-famous Catalina Water Ski Race (but, yep, you ll turn right around and head back to the mainland, so do consider that first). And swimming beneath the waves? Really, that s a route best left to our dolphin pals, and the other aquatic animals that rock an ocean address. Most people, be they traveler