705 January 8-9, 2022 Live Music

On Saturday, West Wetlands was hosting a 5K/10K race.  I joined the other walkers and joggers and runners and was cheered on by the volunteers manning the course.  It was fun!  As part of the festivities, this hot air balloon landed in the field.

In the afternoon, we had two date related options for entertainment.  The Yuma Medjoul Date Festival was happening downtown.  We went several years ago and it was a good time…lots of vendors and food trucks and live music and everything date…shakes and cases of dates and breads and all kinds of other yummy stuff.  We were hesitant though to join the inevitable throng of people.  We elected instead, to go back to Naked Dates for live music.  Another afternoon spent in the desert sunshine.  We bought our dinner, spinach salad with dates and blue cheese and almonds and bacon with a date vinaigrette and chicken pesto flatbread…lots of savory flavors. 

When we left, we took the long way home.  We passed farm fields planted with every kind of lettuce and broccoli and cauliflower.  We took a canal road all the way from Wellton back to the highway in Yuma. 

Sunday morning there were white pelicans resting in the pond.

The remainder of the day was spent doing chores and watching football.  We are preparing for our trip to Borrego Springs and also getting ready for another desert adventure.  We plan to sleep out on Monday night…so look for our story on Tuesday!