Hello 2016

 

This past week we rolled over into a new year.  The neighbours behind us received a large set of wind chimes for Christmas.  They hung them in a spot that every small breeze would make them "sing".  Well when the wind was blowing fairly hard, you can imagine the racket.  In order to quiet them down, Gerry went over a five foot fence to silence them (in the dark) but on the way down, he landed on a corner of a board.  His knee came up and knocked the metal part on his wristband onto his nose and made quite a scrape.  He got to tell his story fairly often as everyone wanted to know what happened. 

Then it was time to celebrate the incoming new year and one certainly can not do that without a celebration New Year's Eve and we took part.  We joined friends - Jim & Myrna and Gary & Marleen.  After supper we had some bubbly and then we played a few games of Bingo.  Yes, it isn't a type - we did play Bingo.  Gary & Marleen's son commented that old people sat around playing Bingo, and would sometimes refer to the women as blue hairs.  He also was generous in that he sent a bingo game to him mom and dad.  So us girls sprayed the front of our hair blue and we sat around and played a few games of bingo.  We had lots of fun and lots of laughs.  Our partying carried on into the evening but we were home by shortly after ten!!
 
The next day was New Years day and it was time for us to move so we drove over to Borrego Springs.  With it being a holiday, the sand dunes and OHV (off highway vehicle) areas were very busy.  Each of these areas became towns as the many RV'ers came down with their toys.

Once at Borrego Springs, we were able to do a bit of off-roading.  Today we went up Grapevine Canyon - an easy, pretty drive although some areas have been devastated by fires.  Since we were able to catch the tail-end of a 4x4 rally so it was also a great time to catch up with some old friends.

Today we toured a little.  The orange harvest is starting - it should be a great year by looking at the trees that are very fruitful.  We also toured a couple of sculptures - there are dozens and they are absolutely amazing.  There will be more coming next week.

This past week we have had wind, a bit of rain, lots of sun, but relatively cool temperatures.  Here at Borrego Springs, the temps are a bit warmer although this coming week there is the prediction of rain most of the week.  The desert sure does need the moisture and we don't mind as we will be gone half of this week as we are flying home.

I hope you all have a great week!