April 1st
Fred and Bonnie left for Victoria B.C. this morning. Gary & Karen Howell and Brian & Shirley Regan arrived after lunch from Indio. They got RV sites near us. We invited the 4 of them and Albert and Linda for supper. The clam chowder,blueberry cheesecake and other food was enjoyed by all. Sunny 70 Deg. F.
April 2nd
Shirley,Karen and I enjoyed the afternoon by the swimming pool. The guys did some running around to Mega Liquor and other stores. Three of us girls went to a Mary Kay demonstration at 4 pm. We had a facial,massage, eye brows waxed and chicken caesar salad for supper.
The boys had a massage too. It was fun. We all played shuffleboard in the evening.
April 3rd
Albert and Linda left for Calgary today. We went shopping for Easter decorations and groceries at Winco. We went swimming before having happy hour at the Regans.
April 4th
The Regans,Howells, Ralph and I left just after 8 am for San Diego (1.5 hours). We toured the USS Midway--once the largest aircraft carrier in the world, built after World War 2 and active in Desert Storm and Vietnam. There was a ceremony honoring injured veterans with Dick Cheney(former USA vice president) speaking. Massive ship and quite impressive!! We took a 2 hour harbour cruise of San Diego. It is the second largest USA naval base with lots of ships. Warm 75 Deg. F. sunny day. We had tasty fish and chips at a harbour resturant. After an enjoyable day we arrived back home at 8 pm.
April 5th
Happy Birthday Brian.
We went for a bike ride around the resort. Warm day but got windy later on. The Regans had us and the Howells for a delicious supper. A few other friends joined us for birthday cake.
April 6th
We went to the resort's breakfast. We said good bye to Jack and Marlene from Leduc. We went to the Palms Cabana for chicken wings while doing laundry. The guys went shopping at some auto stores. We had good appetizers at a friends' happy hour before going to shuffleboard.
April 7th
Our neighbours from Washington left today (Larry and Sandy). There is a steady flow of snowbirds going home and alot of the 1020 spaces are empty. April,May, and June a number of travel groups come in. The resort had a Craft Bazaar and Car Show 9a.m.-1 p.m.. Extremely hot 88 Deg. F.
We went to the Hemet Street Market and had a good lunch downtown.
Howard and Janet Schinkel arrived. We went to a country fair in the evening. Not very good.
April 8th
Happy Easter
The Easter Bunny arrived with baskets of eggs. There are lots of rabbits in the park. The 8 of us went to the Mexican Market after having breakfast at IHOP. There were loads of people at the market on a very hot day 85 Deg. F. I made scallop potatoes for the resort Easter Dinner (the resort supplied the hams). A good meal and a good time was had by all.
April 9th
The Regans and Schinkels invited us for hot crossed buns and fruit for breakfast before going to Temecula. We browsed around Old Town and had lunch. We visited 3 wineries.It was enjoyable doing wine tasting in 90 Deg. F. temp with our friends the Howells and Regans.Supper was at a Winchester bar & grill.
April 10th
The Regans,Schinkels,Howells Ralph and I rented a pontoon boat for 2 hours at Diamond Valley Lake. We cruised around the 32 miles of lake. There were three floating bathrooms and lots of people fishing for wide mouth bass. It was warm but got windy around 2 pm when we got back.
We went for a swim at the resort pool afterwards. Shuffleboard in the evening.
April 11th
It rained heavy all night and most of the day. Cool 63 Deg. F. We went shopping at Walmart,Stater Brothers, the Dollar Store and Mega Liquor. On a cool day the roasted chicken I cooked tasted great.
April 12th
Cloudy with sunny periods today.Cool at times.The four guys went to breakfast and touring around.I stayed home (getting a cold) while the three girls went for coffee & donuts and shopping across the street. It is very convenient with Target and a bunch of other stores in the strip mall. I cleaned and did some laundry,rested and read.This evening Ralph and the guys went playing pool and watching a hockey game on the big screen at the resort.Time to do the blog and photos I hope.
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