Last few days..

On Wednesday we went back up to the Mission Bay area and Mission/Pacific Beach as it was another scorcher, so we just felt like lounging after the previous day. And it was lovely. Phil tried to have a little swim in the sea but it is very cold, and I just paddled my feet! We saw some dolphins swimming quite close to the shore too which was amazing!

Too cold

Later in the afternoon we ventured into Balboa Park to see more of it, and hopped on the free tram that takes you round the main parts. It's a huge park with loads to see and do. We didn't go in any of the museums or anything but it's a nice place just to wander around. And then I'd been dying for a Taco Bell all week so we did that for dinner, and despite the stress it caused us trying to find the damn place, it was delicious!

Noon on Thursday we left for Palm Springs, it took just over 3 hours to get there. Drove through some amazing scenery. It was unbelievably hot when we got out the car, as expected! So we just dived in the pool and relaxed for the evening. The next morning we headed out to Coachella Valley Preserve, saw a lost Doberman running around in the road on the way, very tired and thirsty the poor thing. A lady had stopped to try and help it but it wasn't very interesting in approaching her. I hope he got some water and found his way in the end. The preserve was very interesting, we were walking on/around the San Andreas Fault. We saw chipmunks and road runner birds! There wasn't a soul about though and and there was a sign warning about mountain lions living in the area and although rare, have been seen and can attack. Fear got the best of us and we didn't last too long there, it was too hot to be out in the sun for long anyway! So we went back via a Walmart (so big, and so cheap!). Later in the afternoon we wandered into Downtown Palm Springs, went in a pet shop to get treats for my dogs! There were two lovely 7 year old yellow labs in there having a 'photo shoot'. They were Sisters and very friendly. It was a typical American pet store, so many funny things to buy for your pet. On the way back we stopped for a Jack in The Box again, had a homeless guy make us feel very uneasy for a while, and then when we got back we relaxed for the evening. There is a party atmosphere here at the weekend, and it's a very gay friendly area, so it was like Club Tropicana down by the pool last night! Looked a lot of fun.

This morning we went for a horse trek which was very enjoyable, Phil's a bit funny about horses but he coped well! We saw a wild coyote which was fascinating and another road runner - cartoons come to life! It was like being in the Wild West. The lady who took us out was very nice and we chatted to her the whole time.

So, we are getting ready to leave for Las Vegas now! Can't wait!

My horse was called Sally, Phil's was called Cinnamon.