Regina, Gisele, Larry & Bill
at Vallauris Restaurant in Palm Springs, CA
We spent a very nice week in Tucson, swimming every day in an indoor heated pool and making various items in the numerous craft shops on site. It was difficult to take the road again but southern California beckoned. After 6 hours on the road we arrived in Palm Springs. The weather was as nice as Tucson and we would park at a casino overnight and head into town during the day. After a few days of this we decided to settle into a campground for a few days in order to clean up and refresh the RV and replenish. We found a very nice campground Desert Pools Rv Park in Desert Hot Springs just outside of Palm Springs. Among the various activities & amenities were a swimming pool naturally heated by underground hot springs as well as 3 hot tubs similarly heated but all needed to be cooled as the water arriving at the surface was 130F. After a few days there we decided to change RV parks for another nearby park not far away but with many more amenities. On the way to pick up supplies before settling in, we developed a problem with the steering as well as the engine overheating and needed to be towed 60 miles to a repair facility in Colton, CA. The parts needed to be sent from Michigan via overnight mail so we spent 48 hours there before finally arriving at the other campground in Desert Hot Springs. It turned out to be a much nicer and larger park with more amenities as well as 2 naturally heated pools and 2 hot tubs. After settling in we contacted our friends Regina & Larry Whelan in Newport Beach, CA and they came to spend a couple of nights aboard our RV. It was a very nice time and we went into town for a delicious meal at the Vallauris French Restaurant in Palm Springs.
Our RV being set up for towing to Colton, CA
Naturally heated pool at Catalina Spa
Our week in Desert Hot Springs was nearly over when we received Giselle & Marco, two friends from Calgary, Canada whom we met in France. They came to the RV for lunch along with a Dave & Susan, their neighbors in Calgary who spend part of the year in Palm Springs.
Giselle, Susan, Dave, Marco & Gisele
