FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH SPA RV PARK IN NILAND, CA WED. OCT. 30/13
We came in yesterday after only getting lost once and having to go on a road which would shake anybodys teeth loose. We got a great site and did not have to unhitch and have the rig, trailer and car on our huge site with room to spare. It is cool at night requiring the use of the heat pump but the days are very warm and sunny. We don't have to worry about the electric bill because the site is $649 a month including full hookup, cable and electric, and no taxes. This is the most inexpensive place we have ever been and it is great. The folks here are very friendly and in a month there will be 2,000 of them here. There are so many activities you won't believe it including, thermal hot springs, gorgeous pools, theater club, crafts, so many clubs, massage on grounds as well as café and beauty salon, I am in heaven. Go on foyspa.com and check it out, they even have square dancing lessons and clown school. There are probably 88 different activities and I and Joel will try to do as much as we can. It is in the middle of nowhere, between the chocolate mountains and the salton sea. About an hour and a quarter from Palm Springs, nurse practitioner is here for emergencies. This place has been here for more than 35 years. Joel especially liked the steam rooms, try and find that in an rv park. I will be taking pictures this week and then will post them. I am so glad to be out of the bone chilling weather of San Diego. The desert is for me, no humidity but some dust of course. We will keep you all posted.
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA
We have been at Paradise by the Sea rv resort since early September, 13. We will be here till Oct. 29, at which time we will be going to the Desert Springs, Ca area where the temps are warmer. The weather here at night has been in the 50's and in the daytime it is in the low 70's and windy, so a little too chilly for us former Floridians. In the desert area the nights will be cold but the days will be at least 10 degrees warmer. However, it is remote and about an hour from the nearest large town. This resort we will be staying at is called "The Fountain of Youth" and has hot mineral springs will come from deep within the earth and are supposed to be very rejuvenating and is for arthritis and other ailments. They have a full activity schedule for the winter, including bingo, theater group, yoga, so much, too many to name. They also have a beauty and nail salon and masseuse and restaurant on the premises. We will stay a month and see how we like it. They don't take reservations because it is such a large park. Of course, being in the desert, no grass, and dirt sites. It is in between the Salton Sea and the desert area.
Since we have been here, I went to a beauty school to have my hair cut and colored, nuff said, and we have been to quite a few car shows. The beach is 1 block away. The pacific ocean is much colder than the atlantic and it is enjoyable watching the surfers, very large waves. We have eaten out at quite a few nice places and all stores are close by. We will keep everyone informed when we move to the new place. I hope to be kept very busy there. Signing off for now.
We have been at Paradise by the Sea rv resort since early September, 13. We will be here till Oct. 29, at which time we will be going to the Desert Springs, Ca area where the temps are warmer. The weather here at night has been in the 50's and in the daytime it is in the low 70's and windy, so a little too chilly for us former Floridians. In the desert area the nights will be cold but the days will be at least 10 degrees warmer. However, it is remote and about an hour from the nearest large town. This resort we will be staying at is called "The Fountain of Youth" and has hot mineral springs will come from deep within the earth and are supposed to be very rejuvenating and is for arthritis and other ailments. They have a full activity schedule for the winter, including bingo, theater group, yoga, so much, too many to name. They also have a beauty and nail salon and masseuse and restaurant on the premises. We will stay a month and see how we like it. They don't take reservations because it is such a large park. Of course, being in the desert, no grass, and dirt sites. It is in between the Salton Sea and the desert area.
Since we have been here, I went to a beauty school to have my hair cut and colored, nuff said, and we have been to quite a few car shows. The beach is 1 block away. The pacific ocean is much colder than the atlantic and it is enjoyable watching the surfers, very large waves. We have eaten out at quite a few nice places and all stores are close by. We will keep everyone informed when we move to the new place. I hope to be kept very busy there. Signing off for now.
Monday, September 9, 2013
LEFT VEGAS AT LAST
Sept. 7, 2013 LAS VEGAS
Well, we did some more sightseeing, even though it was 110 degrees. Went to the Hoover Dam, had my doctors appt. on the 5th and all is well. Then on the 6th my brother Joel and his wife Roberta came over and picked us up to take us to Sams Town, we went to Billy Bob's Steakhouse for dinner. Sams Town is one of Vegas's original casinos and they really liked it and the dinner was superb. We all shared crème brulee for dessert, oh the waistlines.
Sat. Morning we pack up and headed for Hemet, Ca. to the Golden Village Palms rv resort. We got in about 3:30 pm and it was pouring down rain, power was out, but the rain cooled off the area. We got settled in an extremely long pull-thru probably 85 feet, very comfortable. It is a very secure gated park. The town is really nice with loads of restaurants, walmart of course, we ate out a lot. We will be here for 3 nights and then head down to Oceanside, Ca, where the temperature is about 75 degrees, a welcoming relief from all this heat. The pics I am posting are a few places we went, enjoy.
This pic is from the brunch at cousin marvins house, Joel and Roberta look full and rested.
Well, we did some more sightseeing, even though it was 110 degrees. Went to the Hoover Dam, had my doctors appt. on the 5th and all is well. Then on the 6th my brother Joel and his wife Roberta came over and picked us up to take us to Sams Town, we went to Billy Bob's Steakhouse for dinner. Sams Town is one of Vegas's original casinos and they really liked it and the dinner was superb. We all shared crème brulee for dessert, oh the waistlines.
Sat. Morning we pack up and headed for Hemet, Ca. to the Golden Village Palms rv resort. We got in about 3:30 pm and it was pouring down rain, power was out, but the rain cooled off the area. We got settled in an extremely long pull-thru probably 85 feet, very comfortable. It is a very secure gated park. The town is really nice with loads of restaurants, walmart of course, we ate out a lot. We will be here for 3 nights and then head down to Oceanside, Ca, where the temperature is about 75 degrees, a welcoming relief from all this heat. The pics I am posting are a few places we went, enjoy.
This pic is from the brunch at cousin marvins house, Joel and Roberta look full and rested.
These pics below are of the Hoover Dam, the dam is very low right now because of lack of rain and global warming. The pic of Joel in front of the welcome to Arizona sign , the dam is on the border of Nevada and Arizona.
This is Peggy Sues fifties diner and well worth the stop in Yermo, Ca. It has a great café as well as a gift shop and dinosaur park with ponds and ducks in the back, good food.
This duck looked like he was wearing a toupee.
The beautiful San Jacinto Mts, in Idyllwild, Ca, a short ride from Hemet, Ca.
Café Aroma in Idyllwild. We had a great lunch there.
This is another look at the San Jacinto Mts. Somebody actually took a recliner and placed it out on that rock to look at the view, amazing.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AUG. 24, 2013
Well, we are here in Las Vegas, at the same park (Las Vegas Rv Resort) that we were at 3 months ago. This time we are here to visit my relatives and to have a checkup from a urologist. We are lucky, we come in on Saturday and find out that my cousin marvin and his wife geri are having a brunch on Sunday morning and I will get to see my cousins that I haven't seen for about 40 years.
We go for brunch on sunday and halleleuja we have lox and bagels and fruit and noodle kugel, Joel and I are in heaven and everyone is asking about our life on the road. My cousin Phyliss is having a birthday and we have a cake for her and I see my cousin ronny and his wife Karen too. We stay till about 4 pm and then go to my brother Joel and his wife Roberta's house and his son Scott and his fiancée Heather, they also all came to the brunch. My niece Faith and her three daughters come over and we all have Chinese food together. We have a wonderful time, even though it is pouring rain, a respite from the 105 degree sun. Las Vegas is either hot or cold. Not much grass to speak of, only on the gold courses. The park we are in is all rock but very nicely done and lots of palm trees.
Aside from going to Walmart and restaurants, there is not much to do here unless you are a gambler. Today we went to the dr. arranged tests which will keep us here for another week, got new tires for the vette, and bushings and shock absorbers tomorrow. Then we will go to Faith for dinner this weekend, kasha and varnishkas, brisket, we can hardly wait. She lives about an hour away in Sun City, it will be good to get away from here for a while. All the campgrounds here are about 5 miles from the strip and there are loads of homeless people and poverty here. The poor get poorer and the rich get poorer as well. You have to get at least an hour away to find the nice developments and the mountains are beautiful.
Well, we are here in Las Vegas, at the same park (Las Vegas Rv Resort) that we were at 3 months ago. This time we are here to visit my relatives and to have a checkup from a urologist. We are lucky, we come in on Saturday and find out that my cousin marvin and his wife geri are having a brunch on Sunday morning and I will get to see my cousins that I haven't seen for about 40 years.
We go for brunch on sunday and halleleuja we have lox and bagels and fruit and noodle kugel, Joel and I are in heaven and everyone is asking about our life on the road. My cousin Phyliss is having a birthday and we have a cake for her and I see my cousin ronny and his wife Karen too. We stay till about 4 pm and then go to my brother Joel and his wife Roberta's house and his son Scott and his fiancée Heather, they also all came to the brunch. My niece Faith and her three daughters come over and we all have Chinese food together. We have a wonderful time, even though it is pouring rain, a respite from the 105 degree sun. Las Vegas is either hot or cold. Not much grass to speak of, only on the gold courses. The park we are in is all rock but very nicely done and lots of palm trees.
Aside from going to Walmart and restaurants, there is not much to do here unless you are a gambler. Today we went to the dr. arranged tests which will keep us here for another week, got new tires for the vette, and bushings and shock absorbers tomorrow. Then we will go to Faith for dinner this weekend, kasha and varnishkas, brisket, we can hardly wait. She lives about an hour away in Sun City, it will be good to get away from here for a while. All the campgrounds here are about 5 miles from the strip and there are loads of homeless people and poverty here. The poor get poorer and the rich get poorer as well. You have to get at least an hour away to find the nice developments and the mountains are beautiful.
Friday, August 23, 2013
FRI. AUGUST 23 - CEDAR CITY UTAH
We are at the cedar city koa which is very nice, grass, long level gravel sites, and lots to do in town. The koa is right in town, but not noisy at all. It is right off I15 so lots of rv folks use it as a stopover. We have been here since tues. and have seen Zion National Park, Red Rock Canyon, and Bryce National Park. All of them are at least an hour away so it makes for a nice day trip. Luckily we went to them early in the day because in the afternoon we have rain showers. Daylight and sun makes for nice photos. Of course there is a new walmart in town so we stock up on groceries and such and eat at a really nice steakhouse. Everyplace else we ate is near to the parks and nothing to write home about. I know all these photos show the mountains, but wherever we go the mountains are a little bit different. Our first trip was to Zion, it reminded us of Disneyworld with trams and loads of people. We decided to take our car and just drive through the park and had a wonderful time, stopping off at scenic overlooks and taking our pics. Look at these gorgeous mountains.
We are at the cedar city koa which is very nice, grass, long level gravel sites, and lots to do in town. The koa is right in town, but not noisy at all. It is right off I15 so lots of rv folks use it as a stopover. We have been here since tues. and have seen Zion National Park, Red Rock Canyon, and Bryce National Park. All of them are at least an hour away so it makes for a nice day trip. Luckily we went to them early in the day because in the afternoon we have rain showers. Daylight and sun makes for nice photos. Of course there is a new walmart in town so we stock up on groceries and such and eat at a really nice steakhouse. Everyplace else we ate is near to the parks and nothing to write home about. I know all these photos show the mountains, but wherever we go the mountains are a little bit different. Our first trip was to Zion, it reminded us of Disneyworld with trams and loads of people. We decided to take our car and just drive through the park and had a wonderful time, stopping off at scenic overlooks and taking our pics. Look at these gorgeous mountains.
This photo is at the beginning of the red rock canyon, a lovely scenic drive before you get to Bryce.
These photos are of Bryce Canyon, I could take hundreds of pics here, everything is so beautiful
O. K. this is our first hike, the weather started out cool, it is a mile hike, but as we traveled on the sun got very hot and the trail got steep, we are at 9,000 feet and difficult to breathe, but we made it back to the parking lot, whew.
Monday, August 19, 2013
We came in last Saturday after 6 pm, Joel drove about 10 hrs and we were both tired and hungry. This Koa has a restaurant right across the parking lot so that is the first thing we did after hooking up. We will be here for 3 nights and sightsee. Yesterday we went to Goblin Valley State Park. This is a fun place and all the mountains and things look like little mushrooms and a place that gnomes would live. We wandered around and took lots of pics but the temps were in the high 90's and that was really tiring. Enjoy the photos, the movie Galaxy Quest with Tim Allen was filmed here.
I told you these things were adorable. Well today we went to Arches National Park, boy does that senior pass come in handy, we get in for free in all the National Parks. We saw arches and mountain formations to die for, just look at what we saw.
These are some photos I had left to show you, the hummingbirds, sheep, and horses. Make sure you click on the hummingbird pic to see it close up, they were all over, such a treat to see.
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