Blogs from Palm Springs, California, United States, North America - page 5

As we’ve traveled and stayed at different parks there are a few that have impressed us well enough to consider buying a lot and settling down for the winters. Riverbend RV Resort near Fort Myers was one. The second was Jojoba Hills, 15 miles east of Temecula, CA in a “town” called Aguanga. The initial draw to stay there was that it is an SKP (Escapees) park so a terrific price for a month’s stay. The park was planned and developed by a gang of Escapee volunteers who used their professional expertise, RVing experience, and muscle power to design it. They built a jewel of a mountain park (using toms of dynamite) with spacious lots all landscaped artfully using all desert plants. The clubhouse and pool, the “ranch house,” and rooms created for every interest/hobby that ... read more

We enjoyed another great day in Palm Springs. Weather was cool and perfect for hiking! We found many others had the same idea with lots of activity on the trails. The hike up is worth it for the enjoyment of the far reaching vistas of the Coachella Valley. Just one of the great ways to pass your time in P.S.... read more

A few more photos from Palm Springs and Newport Beach.... read more

Hobo: a tramp or vagrant. Vagabond: wandering from place to place without any settled home; nomadic: a vagabond tribe. By these definitions, we’re definitely vagabonds. We turned in the keys to our house to our property manager and we officially became vagabonds at 8 AM when we left Rohnert Park in the rear-view mirror. What a totally bizarre life! While driving down I5, there were construction signs about one hundred miles out. We decided to drive through Wasco instead of getting stuck in the one-lane traffic. David’s family is from Wasco, so we went to the farm and took a couple of pictures. There were also three brand new “model homes” in the middle of nowhere which were apparently abandoned. So sad. Right now I’m sitting in a Palm Springs hotel at 10 PM. Palm Springs ... read more

Happy Cinco De Mayo. Ed and I got engaged on a beach in Monterey today 14 or 15 years ago. I’m not good at keeping track of the years. OK, so those of you who know me, know that I might occasionally embellish a story or two, but only when it is really necessary. Like at a boring family dinner, or when the conversation at a party is really dull. But this isn’t one of those situations. This story is 100% true. I woke up at 6:20am. Our room here gets light as soon as the sun comes up, so I am always awake really early. I look over at Ed, and he has his hands clasped in his golf grip and is moving his hands back and forth like he is hitting a golf ball. ... read more