Feb 10th to 12th - DHS

Feb 10th – Fri
We had a lovely morning for the golf scramble and were looking for shade when we were finished. We came back to the rig where I caught up the blog and checked email before we returned to join the rest of the golfers for lunch.
We ran some errands and then basically had a lazy afternoon and evening. The wind that was forecast came up late in the evening.

Feb 11th – Sat
My wind chimes probably drove the neighbors crazy last night as it was very windy. We went to the activity hall for a pancake breakfast before doing some shopping. We went to GolfSmith to redeem 2 $10 coupons that we received in a golf tournament. I needed a glove and Terry finally found a driver that he was convinced he had to have. We found a dumpster with cardboard boxes for buddy burners and picked up a few groceries on the way home.
The wind was still blowing like crazy but we decided to go ahead with our buddy burner workshop. We set up tables, chairs and the propane stove before Jim & Debbie, Ted & Maureen, Jerome & Gloria and Bob & Janine showed up about 1. The “off side” of the 5th wheel has a storage shed at the back and a hedge along the side (as all the sites here have) so it was somewhat sheltered from the wind. The guys were cutting cardboard on the tailgate of the truck and pressed the gravel into the dirt as they walked so we got sandblasted every once in a while when a gust of wind swirled past the truck. Oh well, we washed the grit out of our mouths with beer and carried on!
Everyone brought drinks & snacks. The sun moved away and it got cool about 4 so everyone headed for home. We had an early dinner and as quiet an evening as the wind allowed.

Feb 12th – Sun
I think the wind is making sure that we stick to our decision to not come back to Desert Hot Springs next year! We were being lazy when Larry knocked on the door and asked if we wanted to go to the COD with them as it usually is not windy in that part of the valley. We quickly said yes and walked to their site to join them.
Barb got the visors that she wanted and Larry got a red shirt for the Valentine golf tournament this week. We stopped for a burger and then made a few stops looking for Chinese BBQ pork that Barb was sure she had seen at a grocery store – no luck. We had a drink with Larry & Barb before heading back to our rig to sort out clothes to do laundry. The laundry room was empty when we got there so it didn’t take long to finish. Then we relaxed for another quiet evening – except for the wind.