A hit and a (few) near misses

Musings from Palm Springs, California.

Just before leaving Santa Maria, while slowly backing out of Jim's cousin's driveway, Lynne had her first-ever accident.  Our bike rack dented a young man's car, upsetting to both of us.  Fortunately, our insurance is taking care of the dent, but it was unsettling.  Yikes!

We arrived last week in Palm Springs, finding a nice RV park below a mountain range, close to downtown and within cycling distance to a grocery store.  We needed a place to bide our time before our next stop in Lake Havasu City, AZ, and this RV park in Palm Springs seemed like a good fit.  We have had no agenda here of things to do/see and have been relaxing in the warm days and sunshine. 

Our other upset occurred a few days ago when a car blew a red light and almost hit Jim and I as we started to cross the street (with the pedestrian 'walk' sign ON).  The driver, who was on her cell phone, was apparently oblivious to us or the red light.  We have decided Palm Springs drivers are a very dangerous breed - and seem always to be in a big hurry.  Needless to say, we're now even more cautious while crossing the streets.

We have been enjoying sunrises and sunsets in Palm Springs and days of sunshine.  The exception was our excursion to Joshua Tree National Park when the skies were cloudy and temperatures cool.  It didn't matter:  The diverse desert geography in this National Park was absolutely amazing and beautiful.  We thoroughly enjoyed our day in the park. 

Winnebago issued a 'recall' for our RV and we hope to get the issue fixed next week while we're in Lake Havasu City.   Otherwise, life on the road is fine and always interesting.   We continue to learn something new about the RV and look forward to more adventures down the road.