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January - December 2020

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- Jan 9, 2020
- ☀️ 59 °F
- Altitude: 984 ft
- United States California Riverside County Desert Edge 33.91267, -116.4382233°54’46” N 116°26’18” W
Day 8
January 2-9
January 9, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
The weather has been beautiful this week, sunny with temperatures in the mid 60's to low 70's. 😎
Saturday morning was spent browsing the College of the Desert Street Fair where we purchased a back massager, a dress and of course dates & licorice. Saturday evening we enjoyed Vocolacity's performance here at Cat Spa. Randy's phone gave up the ghost after 5 years of faithful service so he got a Note 10 on Sunday. Monday we took a leisurely bike ride. Tuesday Jim & Angie had us over for a delicious dinner of smoked stuffed pork chops and smoked mac n cheese.
Wednesday was happy hour at the Giltz's.🍹 Thursday we stopped by Peabody's for breakfast and a killer bloody mary then later headed to the pickleball courts for wine and pickle under the lights.Read more
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- Jan 21, 2020
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 305 ft
- United States California Riverside County Caliente Sands 33.78833, -116.4583333°47’18” N 116°27’30” W
Day 20
January 10-21
January 21, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
We continue to enjoy our stay in Desert Hot Springs; out to dinner with Angie & Jim at Nicolino's... love their bolegnase; enjoyed William Florian's tribute to Neil Diamondhttp://www.florianmusic.com/; visited our friend Mark at he and his wife Liz's beautiful winter home in Indio; pigged out on Angie's lemon cream pie, my lemon bars and cocktails made with citrus compliments of Mark;
toured Sunnylands visitors center and gardens https://sunnylands.org/;
we continue to play pickleball 5-6 mornings a week; had cousin Steve & Karlene over for dinner; danced the night away to the Stagerobbers; out to lunch with Steve & Karlene at Tony's Burgers; purchased a new TV for the bedroom; spent hours planning our route and booking rv sites for our trip east when we depart 2/3, gotten as far as the Keys & Miami.Read more
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- Jan 26, 2020
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 971 ft
- United States California Riverside County Desert Edge 33.91167, -116.4383333°54’42” N 116°26’18” W
Day 25
January 22-26
January 26, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
It's been warm and sunny here at Cat Spa. We hiked Tahquitz Canyon on Wednesday. http://www.tahquitzcanyon.com/canyon A short but beautiful trek along the Tahquitz River to Tahquitz Falls. Needing a bit more exercise we also hiked the North Lykken Trail. http://www.hiking-in-ps.com/the-north-lykken-tr…
We supported our friends who competed in the Catalina Spa Water Volleyball Tournament.
They took the gold medal! 🏅
Saturday we took in Danny Vernon's Illusion's of Elvis show. Excellent as usual. https://www.dannyvernon.com
Sunday we shopped at the Street Fair with Angie & Jim then went to downtown Palm Springs for lunch and ice cream. 😋
We'll be busy helping with the Cat Spa Pickleball tournament this week and getting ready for our departure, next Monday the 3rd, for Yuma.Read more
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- Feb 2, 2020
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 984 ft
- United States California Riverside County Desert Edge 33.91277, -116.4382633°54’46” N 116°26’18” W
Day 32
January 27-February 2
February 2, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
We've had a very busy week helping at the 3rd Annual Catalina Spa and RV Resort Pickleball Tournament. Putting in 12-14 hr days as well as pre-tournament prep. As always it was a blast giving back to the sport we love and watching over 220 players competing for the gold. A big thank you to our tournament director, Jim and his wife Angie, who make it all happen and to the many volunteers and referees who generously give their time.
Sunday morning we played our last games of pickleball at Cat Spa before heading to Mario's with Mike, Susan, Katrina, Jae, Caroline, Charly, Jim & Angie to watch the Superbowl game.
Tomorrow we depart for a six night stay at Westwind RV and Golf Resort in Yuma, Arizona.Read more
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- Feb 8, 2020
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 223 ft
- United States Arizona Yuma County Country Breeze Mobile Home Park 32.66667, -114.46532°40’0” N 114°27’54” W
Day 38
February 3-8
February 8, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
With wind gusts up to 50 mph we blew out of Desert Hot Springs Monday morning, arriving at Westwind RV Resort around noon mountain time. Cold and breezy the first two days followed by warm, calm perfect Arizona weather. As always we had the coach and car washed and waxed by Sergio's; tacos at El Cositas; spent a morning in Los Algodones to get my haircut at Juanita's, purchase meds, Kahlua, candied pecans & almonds; shopped at Arizona Market Place for new patio chairs.
Chad & Leslie, our neighbors when we both had houses, are workcamping at Westwind so we shared some meals with them. Thursday Cat Spa friends Donna & Rick took us on a tour of Fortuna de Oro RV Resort where we took in the senior games pickleball tournament, happy hour with live music and wine tasting. Also visited with Karen & Larry who we met at Cat Spa last year, also staying at Fortuna. Friday, all the folks mentioned above met at Westwind for the fish fry (cod flown in from Alaska every Thursday). We were also joined by Jim & Angie who drove down from DHS and Paula & Mike, another set of former neighbors staying at the Palms.
Saturday morning we played pickleball at Fortuna. Eleven beautiful courts, friendly players and good competition. Thanks Donna & Rick for your hospitality.
Tomorrow we begin our journey east, stopping in Lordsburg, NM and Midland, Texas before arriving at Grand Prairie, Texas for a week stay to visit family.Read more
Are you stopping anywhere near Mesa on your way? Would love to see you! Jim, Joy &Jess
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Traveler We're scooting to Texas. In Lordsburg, NM tonight. Debbie
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- Feb 11, 2020
- ☁️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 568 ft
- United States Texas Tarrant County Webb Loyd Park 32.60736, -97.0675432°36’26” N 97°4’3” W
Day 41
February 9-11
February 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
We departed Yuma early Sunday morning and had a beautiful cruise into the small town of Lordsburg, NM where we dry camped at Veterans Park.
Monday we continued east through New Mexico into the oil and gas fields of Texas. We'd planned on spending two nights in Odessa at the Midessa Oil Patch RV Park but with below freezing temperatures and snow predicted for Tuesday and Wednesday we departed the next morning. Tuesday dawned wet, windy and cold. 34° with temperatures edging downward. After 6 hrs on the road we arrived at Loyd Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. Lucked out on a site with full hook ups for 3 nights before having to move for the remaining 5 to a site with water and electric only. As they say, everything is big in Texas... our site is paved and spacious with a covered picnic area. Wet and cold here but no ice or snow. https://grandfungp.com/loydpark/
We move on to Bossier City, LA, Jackson Mississippi, Mobile, Alabama and Florida Feb 19th.Read more
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- Feb 14, 2020
- ☀️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 568 ft
- United States Texas Tarrant County Webb Loyd Park 32.60728, -97.0674732°36’26” N 97°4’3” W
Day 44
February 12-14
February 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
Torrential rain Tuesday night. Wednesday we played 5 hours of pickleball at The Summit, an impressive $23 million fitness, activity and entertainment complex for folks over 50.https://grandfungp.com/thesummit/ Thursday we took Auntie Toku out to breakfast, washed & groomed Kuma, checked out the local Costco and took a walk around the park.
Good news! Friday morning we were informed that we get to keep our full hook up site for three more nights! 😁 We spent the afternoon touring Fort Worth's Botanic Garden. Not a lot of blooms this time of year but still a perfect way to spend Valentine's Day. ❤️ http://www.fwbg.org We had a late lunch in Fort Worth Stockyards Historic District then watched the longhorn cattle drive down East Exchange Avenue. https://www.fortworthstockyards.org/Read more
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- Feb 15, 2020
- ☀️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 568 ft
- United States Texas Tarrant County Webb Loyd Park 32.60722, -97.0675532°36’26” N 97°4’3” W
Day 45
February 15
February 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Though we've visited the DFW area three times we've never actually done any sightseeing in Dallas so today we headed into town, which was an adventure in itself. Thank goodness for Google Maps! Wanting to avoid traffic and crowds we began our adventure at 7:15. First stop was breakfast at the Maple Leaf Diner, delicious and worth the drive. http://www.mldiner.com/news.html Next stop was a tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. Very impressive, informative and moving. https://www.georgewbushlibrary.smu.edu/ We finished our day with a walk around the Dallas Arts District including Klyde Warren Park. What a beautiful, vibrant area. https://www.visitdallas.com/things-to-do/dallas…
Tomorrow we'll head back for more sightseeing.Read more
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- Feb 16, 2020
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 568 ft
- United States Texas Tarrant County Webb Loyd Park 32.60727, -97.0675732°36’26” N 97°4’3” W
Day 46
February 16
February 16, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
On our second day of seeing the sights of Dallas we toured the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza located in the former Texas School Book Depository where Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy. Very interesting and well presented history of JFK's assassination and legacy. https://www.jfk.org/mobile/
Next we wandered around the Dallas Farmers Market and had a bite to eat. https://dallasfarmersmarket.org/
We ended our day at Dallas Heritage Village where we strolled the grounds and went into pioneer and Victorian homes and businesses. http://www.dallasheritagevillage.org/Read more
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- Feb 18, 2020
- ☁️ 48 °F
- Altitude: 551 ft
- United States Texas Tarrant County Webb Loyd Park 32.60734, -97.0668132°36’26” N 97°4’1” W
Day 48
February 17-18
February 18, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
Monday Auntie Toku, Marie and Robert hosted a potluck at their house. It was wonderful getting together with our Texas cousins, their spouses, children,
grandchildren and in-laws. Good food, good drink and good company. What more can you ask for? Tuesday was rainy and cold quite a change from the 80° temperature we had on Monday. We spent the day relaxing and grocery shopping.
Despite the bi-polar weather we've had a great time in the Dallas Fort Worth area. Lots to do and see.
Wednesday we travel to Bossier City, Louisiana.Read more
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