March 3 Thursday 2011 Indio

Getting better but still doing a lot of hacking. Bill had the RV and the truck washed and waxed Tuesday .Wednesday the guy came to clean our rugs so I went and slept in the back of the truck. Good thing I am short. Tonight is the ART walk in El Paseo in Palm Desert. About 20 art galleries participate. They open at 5 some serve wine, cider and snacks. A fun night. The galleries do this the first Thursday of every Month. I lasted for 2 hours then hailed down a shuttle that took us right to our truck.

REMEMBER-Words should be weighed not counted.

March 2 Wednesday 2011 Indio

When you see that Marlene hasn't turned her computer on for 3 day she must be sick. Yes I was struck Sunday . I got to eat the dinner Dina prepared then my eyes went funny my muscles aches, my bones ached I was a mess. We went home and I went to bed. Not good Monday or Tuesday. Sure glad this didn't happen while on the trip. Apparently this flue bug or cold is going around in the different RV parks. We did get the flue shots.

REMEMBER- You only live once , but if you work it right ,once is enough.

February 7 Monday 2011 Indio

We take a last check for the computer-Yes my computer will work on 220 volts with the adapter. Both daughters phone to wish us well on our trip. Tonight on the travel show they had both Machu Picchu and Quito. Now I am really excited.

REMEMBER-When you reach the end of your life, do you want to be of the people who are glad they did or one of the people who wished they had.

February 6 Sunday 2011 Indio

We are busy packing . Bill is getting very frustrated. He takes a break and does the laundry. Luckily friends from North Vancouver (Rory and Kathleen) come over for happy hour. It was a little too hot for Bill today.Getting excited. One more sleep

REMEMBER-Be alive while you are alive.

Ritz ramble Rancho Mirrage

February 5 Saturday 2011 Indio

8am bill drives me to meet a hike in Rancho Mirrage-Ritz Ramble- 4 miles easy. We hike around multi-million dollar homes behind the Ritz Carlton that has gone under. Good views of the city including LA smog. Lin and Larry arrive in the park today and we have a visit. At 7pm we go to hear Gene Gebo who does a tribute to Johnny cash. A very good show

REMEMBER-Live life well, don't look back

sonny bono wildlife refuge

mud pots and sonny bono

salton sea and mud pots

February 4 Friday 2011 Indio

Today I meet the Desert trails hiking club at the TAA truck stop at 7.15am to do the Salton Sea and Sonny Bono wildlife refuge for bird watching. We stop at Niland for lunch. We get home at 5.30 as we go all around the Salton Sea.

REMEMBER-Dreams come a couple of sizes too big so you can grow into them

February 3 Thursday 2011 Indio

I went to the Sams club presentation and Bernice and Gerry were there too. They come back to the Rv and we visit as they have their Rv in the hospital getting fixed. Bill's cousin Ken and Linda come for supper and we exchange trip plans. They have signed up for a Amazon trip in the fall on Oceanna.

REMEMBER- We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.

February 2 Wednesday 2011 Indio

Computer discussions this morning at seniors center. A carpet company comes to our RV to measure for new carpet and flooring. Then we go to his store to see samples. It works out to under 2th for everything including labour. We will do it next winter. He will come to our park in Indio and do it on site.

REMEMBER- a vacation is having nothing to do, and all day to do it in.

January 31 Monday 2011 Indio

A relaxing day today. I go to Bernice's and look at her pictures from the Holly land trip. She is sure glad she went when she did with all the unrest there now. Nothing interesting going on in the park.

REMEMBER-It's not what you gather, but what you scatter that tells you what kind of life you have lived.

January 30 Sunday 2011 Indio

Hike today. We were to meet the Desert Trails hiking club at 7.45 am . At Vons on hwy 111 and Gene Autry. I read the instructions wrong and park on the west side and after waiting and no one shows we decide to take a small hike hoping we could get closer to Bob Hopes entertainment house but we run into a canyon. I read the instructions again and realize we should have been on the East side so we drive there and sure enough that is where we should have been . Of coarse everyone has left. We decide to go on our own as it it has a good trail . We try to stay on the main trail as there are many little trails branching off. We get good views of the airport. A great new hiking area

REMEMBER-History is change happening one person at a time.

January 27 Thursday 2011 Indio

Bernice and I hike with Danny to La Quinta Cove. I was amazed in how many wild flowers were in bloom. Thursday night is the street fair. We take Gerry and Bernice and meet Hudson and Dina there. We go to the Art gallery first and take the docent tour, very interesting as he explained a lot of the art work. Ruby's next for their great burgers then the street fair. It was very crowded. None of us bought anything, but it was fun looking and listening to the entertainment.

REMEMBER-Things don't happen for the best, but it is possible to make the best of everything

January 26 Wednesday 2011 Indio

worring about Shannon we log onto Purplefinder, a track chart for registered boats. Sure enough it shows Shannon just off the tip of North New Zealand. Then Shannon phones to say that she can see land. Hurray everything is OK. I go to the computer class at the seniors center. Weather is just perfect.

REMEMBER-To the world you may be just one person, but to one person you may be the world.

some nice Palm Spring pictures

January 25 Tuesday 2011 Indio

Today we leave at 7.30 am for Quartzite. Hudson drives. The tent was a lot busier than I expected. Everybody bought some stuff-a table for outside,a game for the twins, a step for the door. We both bought new pillows. We have lunch then look at some Rv's nothing catches our eye. Over to Tyson Wells next. Dina finds a lovely Africian statue. We head back around 3 back in time for happy hour . Dina and I whip up a salad for dinner. A great day but tiring . We go to bed early.

REMEMBER-there is no such thing as a bad day-only bad moments in a good day.