RAIN, SUN, WIND, RAINBOOWS, MORE RAIN....AND WE MOVED AGAIN

ONE OF SEVERAL RAINBOWS TODAY

 Sporadic rain squalls came early Wednesday evening and brought occasional wind gusts with them all through the night.  Stepping out with Pheebs around 5 a.m. California time I was encouraged by overhead stars and a not quite full Moon.  Minutes later it was pouring rain again and that pretty much sums up our weather wracked Thursday.

AIR STREAM TRAILER GROUP

A FEW MORE PHOTOS FROM WEDNESDAY

ONE OF TWO FRUIT STANDS

KELLY'S IN THIS SECOND FRUIT STAND GRABBING A SACK OF BIG ORANGES

A TOUCH OF SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN TOP

CLOUD SHADOWS DRIFTING LAZILY ACROSS THE MOUNTAIN SIDES

Not wanting to be stuck in the rig all day Pheebs and I were out the door about 9.  With more RV's moving in around us we went looking for a boondocking spot checking out  both sides of the 'Texas Dip' where we had camped before.  With all this rain I wasn't too keen on venturing out into the sandy desert with the Motorhome though.

WE REALLY LIKED THIS BOONDOCK SITE A COUPLE WINTERS AGO

THIS IS WHERE WE HAD THE MOTORHOME PARKED BUT THE VERIZON SIGNAL WAS POOR

SPOTTED A FAINT RAINBOW

LOOKING EAST ALONG THE TEXAS DIP THIS MORNING

THIS PRETTY WELL SUMS UP TODAY'S WEATHER 

Back into town with windshield wipers flapping we stopped at Calicos for a coffee and muffin to go.  Had to hand the wrapped muffin back when I realized I only had enough money on me for a coffee.  Took us for a drive around the south end of Borrego Springs taking a few photos along the church road.  And then we saw a rainbow.

HEADING INTO BORREGO SPRINGS FOR A COFFEE

OUTSIDE CALICOS 

AT THE GAS STATION

MY FIRST CAMPER VAN LOOKED LIKE THIS BUT ONLY ORANGE

THAT'S DOWNTOWN BORREGO SPRINGS OVER THERE

BORREGO SPRINGS NEW LIBRARY

I FORGOT THE NAMES OF THESE CHURCHES

I AND MY CAMERA SURE GOT WET TAKING THESE RAINBOW PHOTOS

Heading out of town we took another familiar desert road checking a few more RV spots and it was out here off the beaten path in the wind and rain we were suddenly attacked by a herd of ferocious Dinosaurs.  It was a narrow escape for us and at one point we had to hastily exit the Jeep and make a run for it hiding behind a small cactus low to the ground.

JEEPING THROUGH RAINY DESERT I SPOTTED SOMETHING LARGE MOVING UP AHEAD ON THE LEFT

SAW MOVEMENT BEHIND THAT OCOTILLO 

'YIIIIIIIKES'!!!!!!

OH GEEEEEZZZZ WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE NOW

WE BETTER MAKE A RUN FOR IT PHEEBS

OH CRAP THERE'S TWO MORE

OH-NO THERE GOES THE JEEP!!

WATCH OUT FOR THOSE SHARP CLAWS PHEEBS

WHEWWWWW CLOSE CALL

HURRY, WE'LL HIDE BEHIND THIS CACTUS UNTIL THEY'RE GONE

LET'S MAKE A BREAK FOR THE JEEP DAD WHILE HE'S LOOKING THE OTHER WAY

RUN PHEEBS RUN I THINK HE'S SPOTTED US

OKAY DAD PEDAL TO THE METAL LET'S GET OUT OF HERE

Back into the Jeep again we were able to finally put some distance between us guys and those fearsome Dinos.  Quick as we could we made our way back to the highway and our rig at the Legion not far away.  With all the running Pheebs and I had to do we had worked up quite an appetite so Kelly whipped up some scrambled eggs.  Following that she decided to take the Jeep and head into Borrego to check out a few of her favorite places.

WE REALLY LIKED OUR SPOT, BUT...…...

No sooner had she left when two more RV's rolled in pulling up right close to our passenger side's rear.  I could hear the fella's shouting greetings to the guys in front of us so I knew all these campers coming in were obviously part of a large group and were going to be here awhile.  Our situation was not going to get any better, it was only going to get worse so without further adieu I had no choice but to pack things up and move the Motorhome out of the spot we were in.  Took a bit of wiggling and one guy had to move his truck but I managed to squeak our 37 foot Motorhome out.  About 30 yards away was the Legion's dump station and that's where I headed.  Tanks were needing to be dumped anyway so that's what I did.  Filled the fresh water tank as well.  Got talking to one of the fellas from the group and he told me they were members of the all male E Clampus Vitus club and were here to work on a few monuments in the area plus have themselves a big social gathering.  And a big social gathering they were having alright and unfortunately for us we had found ourselves right in the middle of it.

 

WHEN WE CAME HERE A COUPLE DAYS THEE WERE ONLY 3 RV'S IN THE WHOLE PARKING LOT......NOT ANY MORE

THE GUYS JUST KEPT ROLLING IN

Finishing up with the tanks I parked the rig at a different spot near a Tamarisk tree, put the slides out again and waited for Kelly to return, if she could find us.  Of course our big Canadian flag decals stick right out and she saw where I had moved to right away.  Lucky for me the spot I picked was suitable and upon her return she didn't make me move the rig somewhere else.

OUR (HO-HUM) NEW SPOT

WE MOVED FROM OVER THERE TO THE LEFT SOMEWHERE

Through pouring rain late this afternoon with temps hoovering around 45F I headed for Borrego's new library to take advantage of their speedy internet to finish putting my post together.  A warming trend is forecasted to begin Friday with a week from today predicted to be a sunny hot 81 degrees.  Too hot for us of course so we may have to head for loftier elevations as the higher temperatures of a southern California Spring begin to settle into the area. 

HEADING INTO THE LIBRARY WITH MY COLORFUL LITTLE COMPUTER BAG

I LIKE TO KEEP MY HAT ON TO PROTECT MY EYES FROM THE OVERHEAD NEON LIGHTS WHICH REALLY BOTHER MY EYES

GROANER'S CORNER:((   Mahatma Gandhi often walked barefoot which produced an impressive set of callouses on his feet. He also ate very little, making him rather frail and with his odd diet he often suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed with halitosis.
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