WILDERNESS LAKES

April 11th -April 22nd.

After leaving Palm Springs, we traveled to Wilderness Lakes RV in Menifee, CA.  This has always been one of our favorite parks.  On our usual travels, leaving the end of November, this is our first  stop  we stay at for 2-3 weeks. Since we went all across the Northern States, we hadn't been here, so we decided to stop on our way home. We are usually here in Dec and there are lots of empty spaces. Not this time.  This place is full, we got one of the few spaces left. WHEW!

We like to go to local wineries for wine tasting ( and buying). There is a large wine area in Temecula, 15 miles south. Beautiful wineries and vineyards that you can imagine are in Italy. 

Look at the size of this limo. It was huge, plus 2 smaller ones behind. Can't imagine how many this holds. We went inside and their 90 people wine tasting.  Luckily we were in another area.

This is a regular size limo that you see most of the time. 

I don't usually buy  knick knacks but I couldn't resist this one.  Only if this were true!

Wouldn't it be nice to drive this car around on a hot day. 

We went to see Diamond Lake Reservoir . It is the largest reservoir in southern CA. Wanted to see  how low it was because of the drought.  As you can see by the pictures, there is a line where the water should be

This is the longest  boat ramp I have ever seen. It is because the water is so low

Ducks and Geese wander all over the park and come right up to you.

Have to wonder about this RV. Notice the white round dome second from the right.  That is their TV reception.  How in the world do they get reception when it is covered with the tree? One of the mysteries of life to us.

I will only publish one more blog. That will be a synopsis of our trip, how many miles, how much diesel  etc. We are leaving for home tomorrow, a few weeks early.  Unfortunately, my Aunt  Laura passed away suddenly.  She is in Texas and will buried in the family cemetery in Kinmundy, IL. We are leaving to go home to Seattle so that we can fly out for the funeral.  She was a wonderful, loving woman. She was almost 91 and still very stylish for her age,  getting her hair done every week and she had just gotten a manicure.  She will be missed.  I am so glad that on this trip, we were able to spend 2 weeks with her in Odessa, Texas  Lots of one on one visiting. 

TWO MONTHS IN THE PALM SPRINGS AREA

Feb 14th to April 11TH

We like the Palm Springs area so much that we usually spend the last few months of our travels here.  We have had a lot of fun relaxing, enjoying the sun, geocaching and visiting friends.  I was afraid I wouldn't know anyone to geocache with here because my two friends that I cached with before weren't coming this year.  Luckily we met Kim and Al  with their orange jeep and we went places we could never have gone with our truck.

I have also been having alot of trouble with my computer, so much so that I  really didn't use it very much. Terry, a cacher and computer expert, came to the rescue.  I had alot of malware on (almost 4000) that he got rid of.  Also helped me alot  with my geocaching questions.  Thank you Terry.

Several years ago we met some friends in Utah.  They are full time RV'ers but also have a house in Palm Springs. Spent alot of time visiting with them. They are muggles (people that don't geocache), but they love looking for them when they are with us.

The best time we have had here is that Darin, Heather, Elissa and Zachary came to visit us. They had never been so they decided to spend the kids winter break here.  It was a highlight of our trip. We had so much fun. 

One day Fred, Linda Denny and I went to the theatre, Dame Edna's Farewell Tour. It was very funny. Bob Hope built the McCallum theatre so Palm Springs would have a world class place for plays, etc. After the show we went to dinner at a mall.  Below is a picture of the canal going thru the whole mall.  Beautiful

  

It was very hot so we sat outside, with a view of the water. When it is hot, they turn on the misters. SOOO cooling.  We sat right under one. it was about 95 degrees. 

This was the mister right above our heads

Another restaurant with the misters on. They are everywhere in Palm Springs. So nice on a hot day.

Here are a couple of unusual RVs.  The back area above the wheel is where they sit out at their table. The flatbed they pull hauls a little convertible car. 

Had to show this because it is so tiny.  Can't imagine staying in one. 

Doesn't seem possible that, after all this time, we will be moving to our last RV park before we head home
we are  moving to our last RV park before we head for home.  

1000TH GEOCACHE !

April 19th, 2015

I had an exciting milestone happen to me. As many of you know,   I have gotten into geocaching the last few years. I  like it because it gets us out to area's we might never have gone.  Denny isn't quite  into as much as much as I am,   but he is very good at finding them.  I  think the last few months he  has been enjoying it a lot more.  We go more  when we are traveling than at home. 

These are just a few cache containers that we have found.  These are so much more creative than some we have found, little nano's.  They are so small, the size of my thumbnail. 

This cache is my very first FTF (first to find).  This cache was put out the day before and I was able to be the first one there.  I have a total of 3 FTF's.  It is quite a feather in your cap to be the first one there.  Lots of people have email alerts for it and  drop what they are doing just  to go find them when they are published.  I was going thru some and just happened to see it. 

CARDBOARD, PLASTIC WINE BOTTLE????????

April 1st

One thing we do on our travels is wine tasting at  local wineries.  We usually drink red, but when it is hot, we like white or a dry rose.  Thought we had lots of white, so we always bought red at the wineries we went to.  I must have always been looking at the same couple of  cases  because we were running out of white/rose.  I haven't bought wine in a grocery store for many years, so not really familiar with any of them.  Bought a very unusual bottle that we had to try. It was hard cardboard on the outside with a plastic sack inside to hold the wine. Suppose to be very "GREEN" as far as recycling goes.  Thought it strange because you can toss the whole glass wine bottle into recycle.  With this bottle, you can recycle the cardboard but still have to throw away the plastic sack and top. Seems like a regular glass bottle is more recyclable than this new "GREEN" one. 

WHAT DO YOU THINK???????