Westin Mission Hills Resort Palm Springs

... more importantly in some semblance of fit I could have scaled the 10500 peak of San Jacinto Mountain the highest in Southern Ca but that is well beyond me currently even without the added bonus of thin air! I settled for the 1.5 mile loop round the valley and was happily wandering, wondering and saying hello (and even a few Kia Ora's) to everyone when I made way for a group of young people who HAD to tell me all ...

... 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 ...

... to Hawaii. Going to sleep pretty early every night after a couple homemade cocktails! Trader joes is by far the best store in the world. Wonderful salads, pizzas, wine and snacks for all under $5. Bringing back lots of wine,sake, curry sauces and snacks for my new place in palolo with my bf! Thanksgiving at yayas house was to die for! Wonderful turkey, ham, homemade cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes! Yum ...

... 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 ...

... be able to change color at his control. They had also had some kind of fire-art group come and set up all kids of displays that had a fire theme. Some you could even control shooting flames into the air!

The week before we went to Roger Cunningham's birthday and then Eric Koch's as well for a "try your costume" costume party. Lot's of fun this time of year.

Hope all are doing great and Leah sends greetings too!

... or river or some form of natural source of water. However, an RV Park is best described as a large parking lot, with electric and water points, and public facilities. RV Parks are quite popular in the US, and hence the facilities can be very modern. For example, this particular RV Park has a golf course, an indoor swimming pool, spa ...

After touring San Diego, our last stop was
Palm Springs, CA. This city is in the middle of the desert surrounded
by mountains. As you drive through, there are high winds you can
encounter with sand blowing onto the road, so slow down and drive with
caution, especially at night watch out for nocturnal ...

... A.M. we went for a nice walk to the downtown area which has a small town feel and quaint with many unique and fun shops....several eating places and many morning coffee shops where we did stop and sit out on the sidewalk for coffee and a treat. Later on Tom enjoyed playing golf with Rog and a couple of other guys while Judy and I checked out some fun shopping! That evening we went to eat at a place called The Matchbox downtown where again we ...

... in fact Australia was much worse. Well eventually we stood in the transport "red zone" easy once you've discovered the system and we were soon on a shuttle bus to the Howard Johnson hotel where we crashed down for the night. Next day Paul's friend Neil, who he has known since they were babies in prams, and has lived in the US for almost 30 years picked us up and we were off to Palm Springs, in the Californian dessert..........it's summer here....blimey it's hot....... 113 ...