Salton Sea Area is worth exploring. . .

thank goodness when Rick suggested a day trip to the Salton Sea,
we decided to ignore the negative reviews on TripAdvisor, and go for it. . .

no doubt about it. . .a very strange and unusual place.



we paid the $5 per vehicle entry fee at the State Park

to be able to walk on the beach. . .


         

and see the piles of dead fish skeletons. . .
isn’t that exciting?



next up in the Salton Sea Area,
Rick and AJ had read about Salvation Mountain,
so. . .off we go. . .



I’m sorry. . .I feel horrible for saying this. . .
but I just didn’t love it. . .



I wanted to love it. . .really I did. . .
and I LOVED the sentiment of it. . .

but the place itself just gave me the
same sensation as the
Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo TX. . .ugh!

HOWEVER. . .
everyone else in our group LOVED IT. . .
and just ooo’d and ahhh’d. . .

and took tons more pics than I did. . .
which you can see here. . .if you are so inclined
(I waited in the truck while they explored )



now SLAB CITY was a whole other story. . .
which I just found fascinating. . .

read more about it and see more pics HERE. . .



folks LIVE out here in their RV’s with no hookups. . .
there’s a church and everything. . .

somethin’ else, I tell ya. . .

not my thing, but well worth seeing. . .

it was quite a day. . .and I’m glad we did it. . .

See ya next time at Catalina Island

’til then,
Janice and Dave

 

 

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Hiking Joshua Tree National Park

eight of us headed out to explore this morning. . .

but first, we must stop at Coco’s
for nourishment and strength to make it through the day. . .

purty tasty vittles. . .



and then, sixty miles away. . .the Main Attraction. . .

the Joshua Trees

and the rock formations are just fabulous

 

we were very sad to find we had just missed the spring bloom. . .bummer

pics must be taken. . .

 

at every moment from every angle. . .LOL!

now. . .whad’da’ya think that rock looks like?



Dave’s never met a rock pile he didn’t feel the need to climb. . .

 

a beautiful path. . .although this view is very deceptive. . .



there was a lot of climbing, and scrambling
over rock piles and steps before the day was done. . .

almost two miles. . .(I don’t care what the sign said)
my blisters had blisters. . .

 

 
as you can imagine. . .Joshua Tree NP
is a mecca for rock climbing. . .

we saw these guys all over the park.. .



and last, but not least. . .Skull Rock

another beautiful National Park. . .well done!

See you next time at Salton Sea,

’til then,
Janice and Dave

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We moved to Palm Desert. . .

and it is lovely. . .

the gang’s all here making it even better. . .thanks for the pic Ed. . .
(I see you Rick!)  just remember. . .paybacks . . .LOL!

we had the best time at a street fair in Palm Springs. . .
Gail took these pics. . .and ate that cheesecake. . .
she’s a tiny little thang that can get by with that. . .

Dave and I were good, and skipped dessert. . .
however, had the line not been so long at the Greek Place,
I would have had a piece of baklava. . .

AJ and Rick had cheesecake and
along with Ed and Debi. . .Ben & Jerry’s ice cream

John bought at least 4 packs of fudge. . .

They were all livin’ it up. . .but it sure was fun!

Tomorrow, we’re gonna hike it all off at
Joshua Tree National Park. . .

See you there,
Janice and Dave

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Lunch with Friends and Farewell Dinner with the Fam. . .

We met these awesome folks,
Al and Diane, Sue and Dennis in 2009
at our very first Workamper Job in San Antonio. . .

so much fun. . .then and now. . .

FaceBook is fabulous for staying in touch,
so, realizing we were all in the San Diego Area,
we made arrangements for lunch in Old Town Temecula. . .

Here we are at the Temecula Olive Oil Shop. . .
that was so much fun. . .

it was like a little olive oil bar. . .
they serve you shots of olive oil with balsamic vinegar. . .

a magical way to make sales. . .none of us left empty handed.

the guys sat out on the porch at each place and guarded the goods. . .

purty, purty, purty stuff. . .

and then later in the day, we met the kiddos for our farewell supper,
until we see them back in Texas in November. . .

Love you guys. . .it’s been so much fun getting our hugs. . .

’til next time. . .
Janice and Dave

A Fun Week with the Cardiologist. . .NOT!

ugh. . .this getting’ old is for the birds I tell ya. . .

The GP in Livingston discovered something on my EKG that he thought
looked as though I had an “episode”. . .I guess that’s what they call it now. . .

BUT. . .

he was SURE it wasn’t anything to be concerned about. . .
HOWEVER
he would like me to see the cardiologist. . .

BUT. . .

don’t call them. . .
they will call you and set up the appt. . .

they never called. . .I asked about it at the GP’s office on my follow up. . .
they assured me that they would call. . .there was nothing to be concerned about. . .

ALLRIGHTY THEN. . .
No Call. . .GP not really concerned. . .good enough for me. . .

so we head out on our trip. . .

oops. . .not so fast there. . .

the GP calls wanting to know why he never got the reports from the cardiologist. . .

I explain. . .no call. . .not to worry. . .right?

NOPE. . .I want those tests DONE!

OKAY. . .OKAY. . .so here in San Diego is where we finally stopped long enough
for me to make an appointment. . .and let me tell you. . .

they worked me over. . .the whole battery and shindig. . .

Cardiologist runs another EKG. .. yes I see something there. . .
pretty sure it’s just because you are OVERWEIGHT. . .

awwww NO. . .NO. . .you know what that means. . .
that horrible, horrible four letter word. . .you know the one. . .
that’s just yucky. . .I love all things creamy, and delicious. . .

so, with all the tests ran, I got the results today. . .
YUP. . .just as I feared. . .OVERWEIGHT. . .

I KNEW IT. . .

I mean. . .we all KNOW IT. . .RIGHT?

but man. . .they kinda put a bit of fear in me I guess. . .
goodness. . .well, here we go. . .

gotta buckle down. . .

I’ve been walking about two miles every day. . .
eating lots more veggies (which actually, I love)

I’ve lost 8 lbs in the last two weeks. . .that’s a start. . .right?

but wow. . .a long, long way to go. . .
I can do it. . .and guess what. . .
I’m takin’ Dave along for the ride. . .yaaaaaa!

Hopefully next time you see us. . .there will be less to see. . .(big smile)

this afternoon, after the follow up at the doc
we were invited to a potluck at RV Friends
Ed and Debi’s place. . .

There were eight of us. . .
Everyone brought their own main dish,
and a side dish. . .

I was very, very good. . .
just so you know. . .

Til next time. . .

Janice and Dave