Feliz Navidad

We went back to College of the Desert, this time on a sunny day - even the coffee has Christmas sprinkles!

 

The Date shakes did not look very appealing, but we came for the Gyros, and they were delicious and their booth always had a lineup! 

We cooked our Christmas Turkey this evening on our Salton roaster outside.  I am sure the neighbourhood was loving the aroma! 

don't turn your back on your cat - that paw is about to grab the biggest bone off the plate.

Our best warm wishes for all readers and family during this Holiday season time.

Street Fair in Palm Springs

Every Thursday evening, six blocks of downtown Palm Springs are closed to a Street Fair and it was quite enjoyable.  The temperatures were on the cool side, and at the end of our stroll through the streets we stopped at Burger Mary's to sit near a lovely fireplace, warm up and enjoy a couple of huge burgers. Burger Mary's deliver your bill in this wacky red high heeled shoes - perhaps the " mary" wore such shoes?

The drive over and back to Desert Hot Springs was interesting because of roads still closed due to mud and rain/flood damage. The turn off onto Bubbling Wells Road still have large humps of mud you have to drive around.

Earlier in the day we did the dog park thing, meeting some fellow rv'ers and their dogs.  How come they ask for your dog's name, but not yours? I offered it anyway. So, our old girl met Monty, Gidget and Angel.

I wish I could have posted some pictures, but my wee little camera just does not like taking night pictures.  Perhaps a new camera is in the plans for the future......

Today's plans are to visit the local grocery store, get that turkey into the Salton oven and check to see if we are still set up to go to the RV park Christmas dinner.  It is finally sunny out again, so some outdoor plans need to be made. 

Happy Holidays Everyone!!!!!

Good day for Ducks

 

An enjoyable day in the rain, and these lovely little ducks certainly look like they were having fun!

The dog and Kim went for a walk up and down the streets of the RV Park and they eventually  made their way over to the Dog Park, only to be the only ones there in the downpour.

Our little old dog walked right by the ducks and did not even seem to care as she is more interested in the smells and scents from other dogs.

Donald went out this afternoon without the help of his navigator,( who was cutting out all the pieces for a new quilt top ) and relied on using Gertrude, our GPS.  It worked just fine.  There were still roads closed in the area due to flooding, and signs of flooding in more of the washes.

Today we saw our first Road Runner in the wash next to the RV.  Beep. Beep.

Signing Up

Yesterday morning we had a great visit from a park " concierge", who was checking to see if we had settled in, had questions, and did we know about all the activities.  We were very pleased with this unexpected visit and that started our day off most pleasantly.  He also informed us that the rain we are (not) enjoying had resulted in a local busy road ( Palm Drive ) being closed on the other side of I - 10.

It was raining so hard, that any outside activities were not going to be attractive, so we did some shopping, and of course we did drive to see why the road was closed!  It was bumper to bumper traffic, but Donald enjoyed that, as he could take a good look around! Now that is enjoying your trip, when you can enjoy snarled up traffic ! Ha! One of the golf courses ( Cimarron ) was closed, as quite a river was running through it.

We stopped by the clubhouse, and signed up for Christmas Dinner - we are to bring buns and butter and a salad.  The ham will be provided.  I purchased a turkey the other day from Costco and that will be cooked on Christmas Eve as really, it just isn't Christmas without turkey bunwiches for leftovers. The turkey will be cooked in our Salton Roaster that we have brought along.

Today, we do not have any sightseeing plans again because of the rain.  Donald is going to fix and replace a shelf in the 5th, and I think I will be organizing and doing some quilting.  Tomorrow is the quilting group here at the Sands.

For Rick and Paulette: yes, there is a little river running down the washes in the park now!  I will try to take a picture later today.

Is there any better sunset than in the desert?

 

We spent a couple of days in Blythe, CA checking out the area and also made a day trip to Quartzsite, to get our bearings before the large crowds descend there in January.  We hope to make it there for the last couple of weeks of January, and perhaps longer.  While there, we checked with Discount Solar to get a quote on the installation of an inverter and possible solar. 

The wreaths on London Bridge in Havasu were very pretty, however we would have loved to have taken a boat tour down the lake or around, but all the businesses that conduct boat tours were closed up, as well as many of the shops around the Bridge area.  Bummer.  It was beautiful out and it would have been a fun time.

Have you ever watched the show Diners, Drive Ins and Dives? ( or something like that ...) A friend of our, Dan, watches it quite often and these pictures are for him.  In Parker, Arizona, we stopped at " Coffee Erns" and it was very interesting.  We had breakfast, the place was in total disrepair, and incredibly busy! Customers were coming in for monster take out cups of coffee. Hmm.. perhaps Coffee Erns might be the new Tim Hortons.

 

This train picture is for Sam and Lorne - this was passing by Coffee Ern's: The green units say Arizona to California and in between there was a Florida East Coast unit.  It was pulling a mixed train, hoppers and tanks, some box cars.  The white car with the two guys are taking pictures or videos as it went by.

This was our site last night on the banks of the Colorado River near Blythe, California. Yes, it looks peaceful and serene, but across the street was a local saloon open till 10 pm.  Apparently, " Bob" had to pack it in by 9:00 pm and go to bed, as his buddies were asking if he was puking outside and telling him it was too early.  It was all harmless, and we had a good laugh.  

Tonight we are at Lake Tamarisk Resort at Desert Center.  It is mostly Albertans and BC'ers here, in park models, very nice.  It is a member owned park around a lovely little lake, an oasis in the desert. Tomorrow we will take our time and drive the big one hour to Desert Hot Springs.