The arrival "crowds" at the Palm Springs Airport yesterday, which is a fraction of the people you would normally see here at the peak of high season. It was wonderful getting out, although for me the day felt more like walking around in some old forgotten dream. It takes a bit to get your travel legs back after so much isolation.
Of course there is no vacation anywhere from the pandemic. Fortunately, California is very much like Washington with universal mask wearing. Like us, the restaurants have just opened for limited indoor dining. It's a bit surreal seeing so many places empty that would normally be jammed with people this time of year.
We're staying in downtown Palm Springs at a old inn we discovered a couple years ago. All the rooms are wonderful, but our particular villa is especially popular and you have to reserve it far in advance.
Lucy and Desi Arnez stayed here when they came to Palm Springs to relax in the 1950's. In fact, the legend goes little Desi Jr. took his first steps in this room. We're in the middle of the city now, but wish I could have seen the inn when it was just a rustic retreat in the desert. It's quite luxurious for us, but hard to imagine the Hollywood stars of today finding delight in two rooms and a small kitchen.
The grounds are peaceful and beautiful, adults only. Here's one relaxing outside our room.
We were up at 4 am yesterday so it was a long day. The weather is chilly, but should warm up later in the week. We sat outside last night and had onion soup and a fruity Margarita for dinner. It was perfect. Looking forward to nothing but a relaxing day.
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