We have been inundated with questions about our relative safety here in Southern California. I guess the rest of the country is watching on TV the many floods, landslides, and other natural disasters that seem to haunt this region.
I am here to report that we are just fine.
I am also here to report that there isn’t much to report!
While most of that “Atmospheric River” is just northwest of us, that doesn’t mean that we’ve had bluebird skies and tropical temperatures.
Just the opposite.
Cool and rainy.
But not really floody.
That does put a damper on things. Hiking in Joshua Tree National Park is not on the schedule, or anywhere else for that matter.
But we came here primarily to visit with Sandi and Steve, a couple who we met on the World Cruise. They winter down here in Palm Springs and summer up in Vancouver, Washington State(not Canada) in a home right on the Columbia River which is directly across from Portland, Oregon.
We’ve had a great time reminiscing as you may imagine and getting to know a little more about each other’s families, past employment, and other general items that can only be had with the spending of quality time together.
We were able to get out for a tour of the area, courtesy of our hosts. Movie stars homes, historical buildings, and other cultural entities were included in our day-long outing.
So, there has not been a lot to report back on from a Travelogue Perspective.
But from our perspective, this trip has been a rousing success!
We do plan on taking a side-trip on our way back to Texas and stop at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. You may expect the usual Blog Entry on this venture if it, in fact, occurs.
You will be the first to know!
Gotta go now, Frank and Bing are having a Flood Party and asked us to attend!