Sunday, March 21, 2010
March 9: Desert Storm
Here we are at ORPI for five wonderful days. Sigh. We could just as well be on the Oregon coast. The wind has been blowing. The rain has been raining. The sun has been shining. The flowers aren’t blooming because it just can’t get above 62 degrees. We went out on a bike ride this morning and got caught in a desert rainstorm. It lasted all of 2 minutes maybe. So we did not get soaked. (The weather got somewhat better by the end of the week and we found a pincushion cactus in bloom.)
March 12-13: Two sides of the Sea
From ORPI we returned to our old haunt at Salton City. The changes here have not been for the better and the price keeps going up so we won’t return here. We went to talk to a man about a car—but it didn’t work out for us. So the next morning we went up the east side of the Salton Sea: new territory for us. We stopped to spend some time at the Sonny Bono National Wildlife area on the south end. Then up the east side we spent a night at the Fountain of Youth—where there are 5 hot tub/mineral spas. Was Kit a happy camper! Sunday we drove into Cathedral City to visit Virginia and Ernie.
March 15: A very fine Discovery
This was a very unexciting day driving over the Tehachapi and up I5 (with a side trip to Camping World). We were on our way to an RV park near Santa Nella when a chance discovery led us into a California bargain. (Yes, there is at least one left). We discovered the Medeiros Campground --$13 a night with our senior discount. It’s on a small reservoir. Our spot was right on the lake. Lots of waterfowl. Peace and quiet. This is a primitive campground with lots of ambiance and just off I5.
Here we are at ORPI for five wonderful days. Sigh. We could just as well be on the Oregon coast. The wind has been blowing. The rain has been raining. The sun has been shining. The flowers aren’t blooming because it just can’t get above 62 degrees. We went out on a bike ride this morning and got caught in a desert rainstorm. It lasted all of 2 minutes maybe. So we did not get soaked. (The weather got somewhat better by the end of the week and we found a pincushion cactus in bloom.)
March 12-13: Two sides of the Sea
From ORPI we returned to our old haunt at Salton City. The changes here have not been for the better and the price keeps going up so we won’t return here. We went to talk to a man about a car—but it didn’t work out for us. So the next morning we went up the east side of the Salton Sea: new territory for us. We stopped to spend some time at the Sonny Bono National Wildlife area on the south end. Then up the east side we spent a night at the Fountain of Youth—where there are 5 hot tub/mineral spas. Was Kit a happy camper! Sunday we drove into Cathedral City to visit Virginia and Ernie.
March 15: A very fine Discovery
This was a very unexciting day driving over the Tehachapi and up I5 (with a side trip to Camping World). We were on our way to an RV park near Santa Nella when a chance discovery led us into a California bargain. (Yes, there is at least one left). We discovered the Medeiros Campground --$13 a night with our senior discount. It’s on a small reservoir. Our spot was right on the lake. Lots of waterfowl. Peace and quiet. This is a primitive campground with lots of ambiance and just off I5.
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