Howdy

 

And Happy Easter morning to all. 

It was sunny and warm, although windy, when we arrived in Palm Springs on Friday afternoon. We made a short stop at Cabot's Pueblo Trading Post in Desert Hot Springs, as always, for the mandatory photos of me in front of the Big Indian and Museum.

Well, as predicted, the icky Pacific Northwest weather followed us right down to the desert. 

We woke up early as usual yesterday, and sat in the hot tub watching the sun rise while the dark clouds moved in rapidly in from the west. 

The weather fronts here don't mess around like our pokey, slow things! Then suddenly, we were treated to a spectacular full rainbow as the morning light hit the misty atmosphere to the west. I can't ever remember seeing a more perfect rainbow and was too awestruck to run in and get my camera.

How could it not be a good birthday after that omen, despite dismal rain and temperatures about 30 degrees below normal. But it was a totally relaxing day, with nothing to do except take advantage of the hot mineral water pools. The motel was deserted, except for another elderly couple.

Fortunately, they also have a nice indoor pool here at Lido Palms, along with a sauna. So you don't have to sit outside with rain falling on your head.

A much smaller chance of wet stuff today, and then the desert sun comes back for the rest of the week. 

We lucked out last night on a new Mexican restaurant in town called Delicias Mexican Cuisine.  Desert Hot Springs is not known for fine dining, to say the least. So that was a great surprise. The mixed drink menu was as long as the food menu, and we treated ourselves to couple of real fancy ones.

I was looking forward to a good sleep, but the walls in this old motel are thin. We had noisy, nocturnal neighbors last night-- the only thing I have to complain about.