Catalina Island (July 11, 2002)

Microsoft organized a "social event" for it's Dutch partners the day before Fusion 2002 started.
At 06:45 the bus departed from the hotel in downtown Los Angeles to Long Beach. After a short break for breakfast we boarded the vessel to Catalina island.
After a tour through the underwater world of Catalina and a well deserved lunch near the beach, we could choose to round part of the island by kayak (which most people including me chose to do), get bored and play some golf or... ride a bike to explore a limited part of the island (Wim did, interesting choice!).
A private boat brought us back to the mainland while we enjoyed dinner and had a few drinks (others choose to fed the dolphins with pre-chewed food). We arrived back at the hotel around midnight.
A perfect start of Fusion 2002, thanks Sjoerd and Wim @ Microsoft!

The Queen Mary (now a luxury hotel boat) and a Russian Scorpion class
submarine in the harbor of Long Beach
The impressive Queen Mary while we left the harbor on our way to the island

Arrival at the Avalon bay of Catalina island
Viewing the underwater world from a semi-submersible vessel

Kelp (and some fish) at the Lovers's Cove Marine Preserve
A few minutes later: loads of fish (but no kelp)

View from our lunch location at Descanso beach
The kayak party (after being explained the basics of BBF)

Kees Boot (Global Knowledge) and Maarten Mijwaart (Parity Solutions)
Short break beyond Hamilton cove

That's me, accidentally sailing towards Japan because I was paying more
attention to the cameraman than the direction I had to go to
Left to right: Gert Sinnige (Parity), Ruud Istas (CT&C), Maarten Mijwaart (Parity),
Paul Avontuur (Azlan), Wim van Vliet (Microsoft), a dolphin (oops, it's gone now!)

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The Queen Mary (now a luxury hotel boat) and a Russian Scorpion class submarine in the harbor of Long Beach	The impressive Queen Mary while we left the harbor on our way to the island
Arrival at the Avalon bay of Catalina island	Viewing the underwater world from a semi-submersible vessel
Kelp (and some fish) at the Lovers's Cove Marine Preserve	A few minutes later: loads of fish (but no kelp)
View from our lunch location at Descanso beach	The kayak party (after being explained the basics of BBF)
Kees Boot (Global Knowledge) and Maarten Mijwaart (Parity Solutions)	Short break beyond Hamilton cove
That's me, accidentally sailing towards Japan because I was paying more attention to the cameraman than the direction I had to go to	Left to right: Gert Sinnige (Parity), Ruud Istas (CT&C), Maarten Mijwaart (Parity), Paul Avontuur (Azlan), Wim van Vliet (Microsoft), a dolphin (oops, it's gone now!)