From Southern California to Palm Desert

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We took a southern route out of Arizona. First stop was Pio Pico Thousand Trails campground, close to the Mexican border. While there Princess had another emergency visit to the Vet on a Sunday. Three days and $900 later she had a ruptured tumor removed..benign! The border patrol drove their SUV''s through the campground hundreds of times while we were there. One night a helicopter flew over with search lights ablaze! We thought we were on a TV reality show. The "wall" hasn't been finished in this area because they ran out of money. Guess helicopters and SUV's are cheap.

Next we moved 100 miles North near a little town of Temecula. (Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails.) We enjoyed the healthy Farmers market and local wineries. This is the only area we've been in where homeless people are outside the grocery store begging for food and at the gas stations begging for money to buy gas. So we shared our groceries but not our gas!

This week we arrived at Palm Springs Thousand Trails in Palm Desert, Calif. We'll be in this area until April. The weather can't be beat and the Pickleball courts are plentiful. Tom still isn't playing pickleball but I still love it. Even though I fell and hit my head. Fortunately (I say this a week later) nothing spilled out of my head. Take that whatever way you want. God bless all our friends and family who read this. And may the weather start to improve for ya'll!

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Photos

On the road to Palm Desert
Tom's having a good day!

Diamond Lake, Temecula
Sandy & Bruce and Us

Anza-Borrego State Park
Largest desert state park in the U.S.

San Jacinto Mountains
Just another beautiful day in America!

Comments

[James Buckey]

Warm
I speak on behalf of everyone in Ohio in saying I envy how generous the weather is treating you. :) Great pictures as always. Love, James

[Mullibear]

Ohio
Ohio can be beautiful in the summer time. Hope Spring comes soon for you. Love, grandma & grandpa

[Mike LaMarche]

love'n it in Florida
WHAT HAPPENED THAT TOM ISN'T PLAYING PICKLE BALL????? I'VE BEEN PLAYING UP THROUGH THIS MORNING, I DEVELOPED A CHARLIE HORSE IN MY LEFT CALF THIS MORNING IN A MIDDLE OF MY 4TH GAME. HOPEFULLY IT WILL LOSEN UP IN A DAY OR TWO.

[Mullibear]

Lovin' Florida
Glad you are enjoying Florida. Tom heard too many complaints about serving side-arm. So he gave it up. I played in a league (one time) and they asked me back. Maybe next winter. Give Linda a hug for me. Safe travels

[Betsy Dix]

courts where?
I am in La Quinta Ca and don't know where the "plentiful" pickleball courts are located. I haven't seen any. Can you give me some places or contacts? Thanks.

[Mullibear]

Plentiful Pickleball
This may be too late, as i know folks are leaving the area. Desert Pools and Catalina Spa in Desert Hot Springs have good pickleball. Thousand Trails in Palm Springs is where we played most of our ball. Also, the senior center at College of the Desert in Palm Springs has pickleball every week day! (And some of the players are college kids) If not now, hope we run into each other next winter.