April 1, 2021
We traveled to Palm Springs from Buckeye on April 1st. As soon as we crossed into California, the price of gas/diesel went up a dollar. We knew this so we filled up just before the border. Last time we looked, it was $4.09 a gal.
Palm Springs has always been our favorite place so I always thought we would end up buying something here, but, as you know, plans changed. We have always liked Palm Springs because even tho the population is large in the winter, it always gave us a small town feel. There is so much history here.We have been coming here since 2009 when we started our first trip.
It is kind of bittersweet because we know this is our last time, We used to have many friends here but over the years, they have either passed away, stopped their RV travels or just went to the other places. We still have 2 couples here to visit. One we met 10 years ago in Moab, Utah and have kept in contact with. They stopped RVing and bought 4 houses here in the valley. They also bought 10 acres in Chino Valley, AZ. The is only about an 1.5 hrs north of us in Surprise, so will be seeing them again. The other couple, our geocaching friends, stopped full-time RVing last year and bought a house in Indio, so this might be the last time we see them.
We feel like we are back where it started. Last year we were here in March and the mask wearing and lockdowns started. California was about 2-3 weeks ahead of Washington as far as locking everything down. We didn't get to do anything we had planned. They are still wearing masks here but things like restaurants, have opened to a limited capacity. The 2 main events we like are still closed. We have always gone to the McCallum Theatre for a play or event once a season. That is the Theatre that Frank Sinatra built.
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