We've Been Busy!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while, I've been a little busy.  The day after my last blog, we picked up the Hollingers at the Palm Springs Int'l Airport.  So Tuesday was spent preparing for them, getting caught up with them, having dinner together, and talking about some plans for the 2 weeks they are here.

The next day, Wednesday, we went out for a hike to the Coachella Valley Preserve again, and this time from the visitor's center.  The area right by the center is the San Andreas Fault...it goes right through there...through these trees - all part of another oasis.  Love these trees.

Here we are out on the trail looking over the valley and preserve.

When the Hollingers were RVing, they came to this area for 2-1/2 winters.  So they know the area well.  One of the things John did was fly his model airplane out here on the flat plains of the desert.  So John now has a drone and brought it down here to fly.  It's just starting up here on the ground.

And here it's in the air.  It has a camera on board and he does some cool things with photos and videos from the drone.

This is the Moon Canyon, around that corner (and several more corners).  Judy and I walked up there a piece while John was flying.

So Thursday we planned to have Frank and John out for the afternoon and dinner.  Gerard went with John & Judy up the canyon just behind us in the morning.  John flew his drone again for a while from there.  There are 2 flags up there, the American flag and the Canadian flag.  The Canadian flag is in sad shape, so Gerard and I are going to purchase another one and replace it...later.

So Frank & John came out.  We had a wonderful afternoon with them.  I made Pisco Sour, a drink I learned how to make in Chile.  Yum.  Even better than the ones we had down there!  The Hollingers came over and we all had dinner together outside, then went for a swim in the Caliente Springs (pools and hot tubs here at the RV park).  After that, we had some dessert.  All in all, a terrific day.

Friday was spent doing some household chores.  We then went into Palm Springs for a drive, some walking around, and a bite and a beer.  The big Marilyn Monroe statue is in storage right now.  Here's a sad replica, but Gerard fell for her.

On our lot next to where we park the truck, Judy noticed a hummingbird going into the tree all the time and staying there.  So she found it's nest!  Sure enough, there she is sitting on the nest.  Very well-disguised, but we've been watching her.  The nest is so tiny, as is she.  Can't wait to see the babies!  We should be here when they are born.

Today we went to the market they have in Palm Desert every Saturday and Sunday.  Very nice market with lots of neat stuff - not your average flea market.  After that, we did a short hike in the mountains behind Palm Springs.  This is looking back toward Palm Desert.  Bob Hope's old house is up on the ridge to the left side.  Kind of hard to see here, but there is a trail up behind which we may do one day yet.

And the 2 mountain goats we saw.

So that, more or less, sums up what we've been up to the last few days.  Tomorrow we're going into L.A. to see a taping of Who's Line is it Anyway.  Should be fun, but a long day.  I'll let you know how that goes.