Waiting in the Desert

Desert Hot Springs, CA

What is it with the desert? Every time we show up here, it rains. I thought it never rained in the desert, but the last time we were here it rained for a solid four days and flooded everything.

it just showered, but I see the sun is out now, so I can venture over to the Craft Show they're having today at the Sands RV and Golf Resort, where we are currently parked, waiting for our windshield to be replaced. It's a long story.

The short version is this. We went to Cabo (see my blog below) for three weeks and left the new bus with the dealer for tweaks and repairs, among them the replacement window and a new thermometer for the blown one in the dryer. When we returned, everything but those two things had been done, so we're stuck here until the parts arrive and we can be made whole again.

We're not stranded, however, because we're near Irwin and Randy, old friends who have delighted us with their willingness to spend this week with us, cooking great meals, hanging out playing Whist, May I, Mexican Train dominoes and laughing a lot. Last night Irwin's friend Lawson came for dinner, and I got him to cut my hair. He did a great job, saving not only my purse, but my shaggy self as well. You can't get more services from these guys than a fire on the patio, steaks on the grill, a nice glass of wine, some really great stories and a haircut. I will miss them when we leave.

On Monday we head back to Irvine, then hopefully on Tuesday we'll be on our way east. It's a good thing too, because it's about to rain again here in the desert. We must have some strange effect on the weather. If we stay here any longer, we could just turn this vast wasteland into a lush valley. And wouldn't that be a shame.

Betty