one sweet flight

Had a great opportunity this weekend to take a flight with one of my friends who is a pilot... we took off at Fullerton "airport", cruised over Santiago Canyon towards our house and Saddleback Church, then continued past the coast and over to Catalina Island, where there is the "airport in the sky", a tiny airport constructed at the top of a hill at 1600ft elevation.
It was a great experience, first thing in the morning, with great visibility and no wind or turbulence. We enjoyed some breakfast at the tranquil Catalina Airport Cafe before heading back towards the mainland over Long Beach Harbor, Knotts Berry Farm, then a smooth landing back at Fullerton.
It was also great to see the development of the Student Zone at Saddleback Church from above... the building looks huge!
I have a few pics below and a whole web page of pics here