Entrance to Outdoor-Resorts

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Our last week in Casa Grande went by with the arrival of New Years Day.About 15 of us went out for pizza at the hut.Passable but not terrific pizza.After arriving back home we watched all the crazy people in times square freezing their rears off in 17 degree cold.The crowd looked smaller than I've ever seen in 40+ years.At ten local time, the year flipped since that made it midnight on the east coast.The time changes never really bothered us in our working days but it sure has us messed up now.We think it has to do with the stomach!Anyhow, we were all ready on new years day to launch with an early (10am) departure.Having done the pre-launch drill the day before, ie: disconnect everything but electrical power, store movable objects in the coach, take on some water for the trip etc.

The 325 mile leg to Indio Palm Springs, went without a snag.We stopped halfway and Lindy made a nice lunch.Daisy got a walk in, and the weather was superb.Lots of hills on arrival into the Indio area.In fact thirteen of the last 25 or so miles had a 3-5 % grade down-

hill.We zoomed thru 80 miles an hour on some straight aways.Finally used "jake" brake to keep speed at a more comfortable 65-70 before resuming my normal 60MPH on the level portions of the road.The RV resort is really nice as you can see the entrance in the above picture.Lots of palm trees, waterfalls and ponds and colorful flowers.A class A only park that offers lots of amenities.Think we'll enjoy these next two months here.

Yesterday, we went to a local craft fair about ten miles away.A place called Desert College.Lots of nice things and good food too.Daisy enjoyed meeting a few other dogs that were strolling the grounds.We bought a beautiful glass piece of a dachsund that was made with gold

melted in the glass.The fair goes on every saturday and we decided we will have to return to see it more because it is very large.The weather forecast is expected to keep temps in the 70 range so we brought out all our summer clothes once again since we didn't need them in Arizona as we expected.Today we visited a market in La Quinta to get some fresh fruit.Afterward, Lindy went to a nice supermarket called "Ralph's".We're taking Daisy with us everywhere because when we change locations, she is a little disoriented.That is, she doesn't understand what happened to the familiar walk she had (in Casa Grande), or where her "friends" went.Consequently, she is very needy during the transition and wants to be held and reassured we are not leaving her.We give her gobs of attention and hold her even more than we usually do during the transition period.She

usually adapts in a day or two.

We have met a bunch of truly interesting, nice people so far on this winter excursion.But then, that's half the fun of a motorhome.Not even a the halfway mark yet, we're looking forward to meeting even more.This truly is a lifestyle you have to experience to fully appreciate.Kind of like sex, describing it doesn't have the same impact as doing it.........