The Car is Packed

With the exception of my overnight items, the car is packed and ready to go in the morning.

Betsy wants everyone who reads this to know that if they have bet on her NOT being ready by tomorrow morning - they are dead.... RIGHT! haha She was unable to accomplish a last minute errand at the county office today because they have recently decided to be closed on the the third Wednesday of the month. Who knew? So she has to do that tomorrow.

But that's OK. Frances and I will leave in the morning anyway. I will now spend two nights in Desert Hot Springs, at the Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel. Betsy will join me on night #2. We are both seasoned, independent travelers.

The hotel has five pools and hot tubs. This small desert town has numerous spa resorts due to the natural hot springs there. I stayed at this one a few years ago and loved it. It is just around the corner from where my friend Jenifer lives. We got a great deal that rivals Motel 6 rates and they are a pet friendly resort. Frances is allowed to lie by the pool too. Apparently the desert spas are suffering from low tourism as is much of the industry so there are bargains to be had including this one. Jenifer and I will catch up and I'll swim , sit in the hot tubs, read and acquaint Frances with desert plant life! San Carlos - while on the sea - is also in the desert, and the sooner Frances learns that she shouldn't sniff or lift her leg on the cactus plants, the better.

I've had a minor last minute calamity. I have either severely bruised or broken the big toe on my left foot. A final trip to my storage unit today found me dropping a solid state cube speaker on my foot. I have broken toes before. Not much to be done about it. Luckily I won't be doing much walking for the next 4 days and it shouldn't prevent me from swimming either. As long as the swelling goes down by the time I'm ready to put on snorkel mask and fins, I'm happy. Until then me and Frances will both be hobbling around with our left side injuries. We've long been the perfect team.