A day at the Spa (oh my!)

We left Jacquie and Ralph's and saw fields of wind farms on the way east. Sadly, few seemed operational when we past by. There were thousands of them - millions of dollars standing idle.

Desert Hot Springs…..Sharon talked us (quite easily, I must admit) into stopping off for a soak and having a leisurely day. We found the place soon enough, grabbed our bathing suits and towels and headed to the spa. They had eight pools, all with different temperatures from about 80 to 104 with one devilish fountain-crowned pool at a bone shaking 66 degrees. 

We enjoyed the 101 degree soak for a while, not being true shock-your-body health enthusiasts, and then graduated to the 104 degree pool for some deeper warmth and conversation with an ancient fellow named Frank that was willing to share all the knowledge of the universe with us. Surprisingly, he was entertaining and a bit of a hoot!

Everything was fine as we went from pool to pool until Sharon was convinced to "take the cold plunge" by a devotee - yes, she decided to try the icy plunge and the scream was heard throughout the valley. 

Once we were well done and limp, we sauntered off to Joshua Tree. The first stop was at the Joshua Tree Lake RV Camp to set up. This was the first time we made it to any destination in the light, because, as you know, we haven't gotten on the road all that early…..yet.

We unhooked the jeep and went merrily to the Joshua Tree National Park. Totally amazing.

Sharon found a rock that looked perfect for meditation.  For those going to the Joshua Retreat, I jumped into the future for the retreat, so keep your eyes open, you might see me around.

This is what Doug looked like just before he fell on his ass!

Because of our late start….. ahmmmmmm….. we made it just before sunset and I can't even start to describe the beauty of the colors, the shapes of the clouds and rocks, and the contrasts of the shadows and textures all around, which formed numberous a kodak moments that just can't quite capture what we saw and felt on that grand day.

This is the view from our campsite

We stayed at Joshua Tree Lake RV Campsite. They had showers, warm showers, but frigid cold as you scuttled back to the camper in the early morning light. It was cold so we didn't sleep too well and woke up very early for the first time. We did our first dump with the trailer, and made a mess….oooopppppsss….

And, as many of you have noticed - it's time for our daily alliteration - however for a change we're going to coin a new phrase, namely "Illiteration" and here is your first example to ponder...


The philosopher's funny phantom fish floundered photogenically, first falling, finally flying phantasmagorically.

Well - I did imply it was illiterate, no alliterate.