Neatest little Toad or, should I say, Stowed!!

Well, it's time to get caught up with all the exciting things that have happened in the last month or so!! These pictures are of an amazing little car that travels in the baggage compartment of a converted 1963 Trailways bus. It was originally a 1971 Honda Colt 600 convertible which was shortened by 33" and now fits in the luggage compartment of the bus! It's just too cute for words and still street legal!

The Trip to Joshua Tree

On Wednesday we drove the car to Joshua Tree National Park about an hour north of Palm Springs. The elevation there is around 4800 ' and PS is at sea level. The air was just delicious!! We stopped in three places: first, we went to Hidden Valley where we hiked for about an hour. We were there about 15 years ago and loved seeing and experiencing it again; then we went to Cap Rock and watched a party of climbers, quite a sight on a crystal clear day; lastly, we took in the view of the entire Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Area and the Salton Sea. Unfortunately, the haze created by the smog from LA made it hard to see things clearly....a fact of life nowadays! Here are some pictures from that trip.

Super Bowl Sunny Sunday

Lots of rain yesterday caused many road closures in PS area. It really came down and put a damper on all the usual weekend activities. Costco became the place to go yesterday afternoon and the crowds were huge. It was shopping as entertainment with lots of sampling going on! We went to dinner at our friends, the Shearers, new place in Palm Desert. Gailene's brother John & his wife Leslie were there and it was wonderful to see John and meet his wife. John is the same age as Barbara and we have lots of memories of camping trips in the 70s.

Today we will be watching the big game with the Nagles....I like the commercials!

Today there's not a cloud in the sky. Life is good!!

The beauty of the desert.

Some pictures taken while in Quartzsite. Some are of the "western wallop" storm that plowed thru on January 21st. It was wild!!

Left Quartzsite, back in Palm Springs!

We are back at the Cathedral Palms for the month of February. It is now "high season" and was tough to get a booking and a car rental, however, we have both ! Quartzsite was fun both the boondocking on the bare desert and in the 88 Shades Park. We even looked seriously at buying a place there. Very good prices right now. We found lots of bargains at the RV Show in the Big Tent and at all the hundreds of smaller tents and swap meets. We also met at least 30 new GMCers and re-aquainted ourselves with many friends from the past rallies. We were sorry to say goodbye to the Sanders & the Engmans but we will see them again in a month or so. I am feeling a little homesick for home but, then I read the Edmonton Journal online and am reminded of the winter weather so...happy to be here where it's warm.

January, so far!

Some of the fellas come happy hour!

Some pictures from the 49ers rally: Tom & Suzanne playing the

Fiddle and Auto-harp around the campfire. Tom picked up the fiddle for $45.00 at the Swap Meet that day! He is a great fiddler and it was magic!!

Camping on the desert at Quartzsite, AZ

Well, we arrived in Quartzsite a week ago today and spent three nights at our friends, the Sanders, place close to the centre of town. There were four GMCs and and one other rig there. We moved to the open desert on Thursday and joined the 49ers group for a rally over the weekend. 12+ coaches. The big tent RV show opened up Sat. morning and the crowds arrived from all directions. What a madhouse! Many good deals to be had and the weather was perfect for browsing the stalls. Lots more to report but I am losing my signal so will post now. Watch for pictures and more! Janet out.