Came for two nights…stayed seven

So, what do you do after an epic two week boondocking adventure in Quartzsite? Why you head to a fancy RV resort near Palm Springs of course. Actually, the RV resort is in Indio, just west of Palm Springs. But most people haven’t hear of Indio.

There we are, right in the center. Lots of green grass, palm trees, and flowering shrubs.

We stayed here at Indian Waters four years ago and liked it. So we reserved two nights knowing that leaving Quartzsite we were going to need to dump the black and gray tanks and get fresh water. We might as well do it in style!

Right after we arrived, we heard a whoosh! Look, a hot air balloon right over the resort! Later that day we met the pilot in the hot tub AND found out he flies at the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta AND we knew which special shapes balloon was his. Yup, it’s a small world.

After our last visit to Indio, my Uncle Pat’s wife Terri reminded me that her sister Mary lives in Indio. Mary often joins us on the big family camp out in Michigan every July (more often than us I dare say). So I reached out to my cousin Kelly who put me in touch with Mary. A couple of text message later, Mary was on her way over for a visit. She only lived one mile away!

Hi Mary! It’s been a few years. But we quickly caught up. Plus Mary provided us with some guide books for the area. Thanks Mary!

As the blog title stated, we booked for two nights, but knew by the next morning we weren’t ready to move on so quickly. So we were able to extend another three nights and partake of all the resort offered. Yay!

Free waffles and juice three mornings a week!
Evening dips in the hot tub and pool.
Another chance to try making pizza on the grill. Success!!!!
A totally unbelievable sunset.

Our extra three nights were up before we knew it. And we still hadn’t done much than veg. A check of the weather showed rain was a’comin. We needed solar for our next destination. So guess what we did? Yup, extended for two more nights to let the rain pass.

We spent yesterday watching the rain come down AND watching the neighbor’s hummingbird feeder. I may have to get a feeder for our RV!

Today was finally departure day and we meant it this time. I was getting the itch to move on. Plus, the resort was getting really full. I think 75% of the people are from Oregon, Washington, Alberta and British Columbia. I don’t think anybody is left in the Pacific Northwest. They are all in southern California!

So, I did two quick loads of laundry this morning and Jim dumped our tanks (again). We have hit the road and are going to Joshua Tree National Park.

After yesterday’s rain, today dawned sunny and clear. This is the sight that greeted me on my way to the laundry room. There wasn’t that much snow on those mountains before the low pressure system moved through! What a view!


4 thoughts on “Came for two nights…stayed seven

  1. dominiquefeather

    Guess that “roughing it” is pretty stressful ๐Ÿ™‚ Glad that you took some time to regroup in a very nice place.. Heat wave here today — mid 50’s.

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