Motel 6 Palm Springs East Palm

... 8211; for 10.30 and it was already busy. I nearly missed the half hourly service thanks to the people in front of me in the queue engaging the only lady serving in an inane conversation about nothing at all – hello! People waiting here!

The cable car has a revolving floor so as you go up you get to see 360 degrees of view without having to move which is a very cool idea (and according to the ...

... instructions like "keep right and then keep left" invariably mean “just go straight and for goodness sake don’t turn off”!

The journey out of LA was mile after mile of soulless freeway which then merged into an equally soulless town/county called Riverside. I did not stop so can’t really comment but it looked like a terrible place to live – a bit like a Littlehampton. After this I drove through ...

... outlet mall wasn't quite what we were expecting. Looked around for parking for over an hour just for us to realize that we couldn't handle the madness! Mile-long lines coming out of every store that was just not worth the wait. Driving back, got stuck in traffic for an hour and then got lost coming home. Ahhhh! Tuesday night went over to yayas for authentic Mexican food! Tofu-tamales! So good, along ...

... After seeing their head lamps bobbing up the hillside on the correct route we ended up retracing our route and catching up again. I told them we had been spreading the ashes of a dead friend on the trail. They gave their sympathy's and "Awww that is so sad and sweet.' I told them I was lying, and with that Martin and I continued our rapid pace up the steep incline of San Jacinto.
-It is just before sunrise, and we are taking a short break. The stillness of ...

... The added feature of the whole Hallowed-Fest experience was the first ever all acoustic set. Needless to say the music was amazing.

The promoters built this giant castle-snake-overlook in the middle of the firelds. You could walk all the way around and be at a rotunda at the top and look out to see the whole venue. A very cool feature. Highlight was the glowstick battles on either side with the people on top ...

... the next couple of days, but Nike was about the only shop available.

Going to check out a restaurant called Wang's in the Desert for dinner.

Please bear with me re my boring posts. We have not yet managed to buy cables and adaptors, so cannot quite write so much and upload pics.

Hope to have something tomorrow.

... and coffee while camping. Again asleep early but woke in the middle of the night to a outstanding performer. MC yogi jammin at 3 am. He rocked! I found myself getting out of bed to go listen and watch.

The final day started bright and early with kindulani yoga and a little meditation. My assumption is confirmed as I wait in line 15 minutes for a coffee. Yogis do love ...

... animals
running onto the street. We took the palm springs aerial tram up onto
the mountains. The 10 minute ride gives you amazing vies of the
mountains. It is a very pretty place to see and our last stop. I loved
our time here in California and there are many memories we will take
back with us.

... in Tahquitz Canyon, home to a spectacular 60 foot waterfall (seasonal), rock art, ancient irrigation systems and artifacts, along with cultural and educational exhibits. Tahquitz Canyon is owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Legend has it that "Tahquitz was the first shaman created by Mukat, the creator of all things. Tahquitz had much power, and in the beginning he ...

16/05/07 - Cimarron GC - Bought a cheap golf package which entitles me to 1 round of golf every day for just £13 a throw. The golf course is not the best you can play, but there are no houses, it's very well manicured, greens are medium paced and best of all there are hardly any other people on it. (I was going to say "other golfers" but experience has shown that I can't really categorise them as such!) 17/05/07 - Golf at Cimarron (am ...