726 February 11-13, 2022 Bye Bye Borrego

On Friday, we went to the Farmers Market.  I had walked to the circle and as I arrived, so did a group of powered parasailers; or guys flying with giant fans on their butts!  It was amazing to watch them all come in. 

We shopped for our usual croissants and fresh produce and tamales and dolmas and hummus and falafel…we sure are going to miss this!

We spent the weekend walking and biking and exercising and getting prepared and organized so that we can move on Monday.  We did laundry and cleaned and knocked down a layer of dust in the Jeep.  We scrubbed the grill and the bathroom and the floors. 

One last bike ride on this warm day, 84 degrees and sunny.  As we started our ride, we saw a man sitting in the shade next to a fully load bicycle. As we always do, we stopped to check on him and asked him if he needed water. This man has been cycling around the world for the past ten years.  He got a little waylaid by COVID and is here in Southern California waiting on the weather and then hopefully he can head back across the pond and continue his world travels…so brave and so adventurous!  Everything he owned was on his bike!

We are still finding roads that we haven’t yet explored.

We have really enjoyed our time here in Borrego Springs…the overnight excursions, the hiking, the beauty of the Anza-Borrego desert, the howling coyotes, the bighorn sheep, the outdoor restaurants, and the Palm Canyon Resort.  I am sure that we will find our way back someday. 

Tomorrow we will travel to Indio just a couple of hours north of here.  There we have a whole list of things to accomplish. 

We watched the Super Bowl this evening. There are a lot of LA fans around here!