Going on a Day Trip to Santa Catalina Island - Part 3, Golf Car Rental

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Going on a Day Trip to Santa Catalina Island - Part 3, Golf Car Rental

I wanted to drive a golf cart to explore the town on Catalina Island, we headed toward a golf cart rental, Island Rentals.

Island Rentals

Island Rentals
125 Pebbly Beach Rd
Avalon, CA 90704

It costs $40 per hour to rent a golf cart. We found that there was a notice on the front desk saying that if you donate $10 for veterans, they give you an extra 30 minutes rental for free. We were able to get a 1 hour and half rental for $50. In addition, we needed to put down a $40 deposit. We didn't expect that they only accept cash, so we drew out cash from a cash machine to pay $90.
The four-seat golf cart was made by Yamaha, which is a famous Japanese company for motorcycle. My late grandfather used to drive his Yamaha motorcycle by the way. When I was child, I was sometimes on the back of his motorcycle. That's why this Yamaha cart reminded me of Japan. :)

Yamaha Golf Cart

They gave us this map, which was very helpful to drive in Avalon.

Map of Avalon

It was our first time to drive a golf cart. I was excited to explore the town by the pretty golf cart. :) We were able to see a great scenery and took pictures.

Avalon Bay

We stopped by Santa Catalina Interpretive Center.

Santa Catalina Interpretive Center

Driving residential zone was a little complicated, and we got lost once, but we figured it out soon by referring the map they gave us.

Avalon Bay

I expected that a 1 hour and half car rental was long enough to explore the town, but it went by so quickly. We enjoyed our first golf cart rental on this island. :)

I uploaded my Youtube video which I recorded that day.