Warm, Sunny Days!

We are now at Catalina Spa RV Resort in Desert Hot Springs, CA. It is a really nice campground with 2 pools, 2 hot tubs and a lot of activities. The water in the pools and hot tubs is pumped out of a well 186 feet deep. The water comes out of the well at 130 degrees and is then regulated to be cooler in the various pools. And it doesn't smell! It's so nice to swim in a warm pool! When we were in Florida, the pool was SUPPOSED to be heated, but you could barely tell.

After we set up camp here, I put out my bird and hummingbird feeders. Almost immediately, there was a small bird on the nectar feeder but it wasn't a hummingbird. It took some searching, but I finally found it in the bird book. It was a Verdin. I have also seen Costa's and Black-chinned Hummingbirds at the feeders.

Saturday was my birthday (thanks for all the birthday wishes!). Glenn took me to a street fair at the College of the Desert. It was a warm, sunny morning and we spent the morning wandering through the 500 vendor booths. The only thing we bought was a window mount for my new spotting scope Glenn gave me for my birthday. I can't wait to get out and do some birding with it! We drove around town, found a place to get my haircut and then had dinner at the Elephant Bar Restaurant. I had a shrimp combo dinner and Glenn had Crunchy Teryiaki Chicken. Then we went to see the movie "Vantage Point".

Glenn has been busy trying to wrap up his report from the FMCA convention. He hates "homework"! I've been reading a lot and making some cards.

We will be moving to another park on Tuesday and we will then stay put 'til the end of March. At that time, we will start working our way north towards Trevor's. We plan to be there around the first of May. We don't have any reservations made for April, we are going to just "wing it". The toughest part is deciding whether to travel up the coast or stay inland and visit some of the parks like Yosemite again. The hike in fuel prices may force us to take the shortest route! The Coastal Redwoods in northern California is definitely on the list of places to see and Glenn would like to revisit Seaside, OR and the Astoria area.