Palm Springs

We are still in Palm Springs, having extended our stay until March 1st to ride out the pandemic in warmth. California has been closed down for a majority of our stay since November 15th, but outdoor dining has just reopened. We are spending our days hiking, walking the downtown corridor, attending the zoo, riding our vintage tandem bicycle and enjoying our pool and hot tub. The local casino has a senior day at the cafe with free pastry with a coffee as well as 50% off lunch. Palm Springs is also a great place for medical tourism and we are catching up on medical appointments. We have also connected with friends and family.

Courtyard by our downtown Starbucks

Indian Palms at Coachella Valley Preserve

Chilling at the oasis

Garstin Trail

Overlook as starting the trail.

Living Desert Zoo

Living Desert Zoo has a fun 1.5 mile loop at the edge of the property.

Willis Palms

Short hike to Willis Palms in Coachella Valley Preserve.
Black tree trunks from 2010 fire.

Whitewater Preserve

Trail to PCT and Red Dome

Our current plan is to stay in the US until after Labor Day and then head to Portugal, one year later than our original plan. If Portugal is not feasible, it might be Thailand, Costa Rica or another destination. For now, we are heading back to Vegas on March 1st for 6 weeks, then San Diego for 4 weeks, Tucson for 4 weeks and then to Denver. We will head to Seattle in July, stopping in Sacramento and Oregon en route.

My sweetheart on El Paseo (Rodeo Drive of Coachella Valley)
We love our pool and hot tub
We had fun running around downtown taking our Christmas picture
Note the Marilyn Christmas banner and the 2nd one where Santa has no pants
Our view just outside our unit
We did a self driving audio celebrity home tour. This was Liberace’s home
One of Frank Sinatra’s homes

We loved our tandem, but just sold it as we can’t take it with us ☹
Enjoyed delightful visits with Wendy and Rod Bond
Wonderful reunion with Aunt Flora, cousin Cathy and Nicole

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