Cabazon, California, Friday morning, Feb. 28th
Renaissance Inn Golf Course, Indian Waters, looking west on Friday afternoon, Feb. 28th
Renaissance Inn drive way, Indian Waters, same time as above but looking east .
Indian Waters, Indio, California, close to sunset on Feb. 28th
Many private, National and State parks offer RV’ers the opportunity to work in their campground in exchange for reduced or no camping fees. John thinks this is a Hell of an opportunity. I think, with my luck, I’d get the “cleaning the toilets” job. After listening to the following take place, we both decided that we’ll put this Hell of an opportunity on the back burner.
Check in lady for Indian Waters RV Park, in Indio, California. (Coachella Valley): (Covers the mouth piece of the phone) I’ll be with you in just a moment.
Shelley and John: No worries. Take your time.
Customer on the phone: Blah. Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: Yes, I do have your online registration in front of me. The first four guests are included in that price. However, there is an additional charge for each additional guest. How many additional people will be staying with you?
Customer: Blah.
Check in lady: Ten? I’m sorry sir, the rules of the park only allow up to eight guests per site. Not ten.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah.
Check in lady: Sir, if I could direct your attention to the registration page, you will see that the park clearly states there is a maximum occupancy of eight.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah.
Check in lady: I’m very sorry that you were told differently. Whoever told you that you are allowed ten people per site was mistaken.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: I certainly can. (Puts the customer on hold, turns to her boss) Sue, the maximum occupancy per site is eight, correct?
Sue: Yes.
Check in lady: Sir, my superior has confirmed that the maximum occupancy per site is eight.
Customer: Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: I’m going to have to say, “No.” No exceptions.
Customer: Blah?
Check in lady: The reason for a maximum of eight is to ensure all guests have an enjoyable experience.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: Yes, you may put up a tent on that site. However, each of those guests count towards the maximum occupancy of eight.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: No, I’m very sorry. We can not count the number of people in your RV separately from the tenters.
Customer: Blah! Blah! Blah!
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Check in lady: I understand sir. I understand, but ten people can not stay in one site. As I said earlier, the maximum occupancy is eight.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: Let me check. Oh I feel terrible because I’m going to have to say, “No” to you again. I can’t book you an additional site as we are fully booked for those dates.
Customer: Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: I really can’t make an exception.
Customer: Blah. Blah?
Check in lady: Not even this one time.
Customer: Blah.
The Saint: Here’s what I can do for you. If you give me your telephone number, I will get back to you as soon as there is a cancellation. I can’t promise you anything, but I will do the best I can.
Customer: Blah. Blah. Blah!!!
The Saint: You’re very welcome. Good bye.
Hi there, I assume you’re checking in.
Shelley and John: It never rains in southern California, eh?
The Saint: Oh that. That’s nothing. I just feel so bad that I had to say,”No” to him. But to you, I promise I won’t say, “No” regardless of what you ask.
Shelley and John: That’s great because we’re booked in for two days, but we want to stay for a week.
Indian Waters RV campground, Indio, Ca.
And on Sunday, we all enjoyed Polo.
Dec. 19 – Mar. 2nd, 2014
Day 190, Mar. 3rd, 2014
Shelley and John
Honey Did you See That? 
Your last remark was too funny – so, did you get to stay for 2 weeks?
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Ha! You bet. John charmed her. Went to watch the women qualifiers for the international tennis today.Tomorrow the mens. And it has stopped raining! Whew.
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At least you have a RV and not a tent during the beautiful rains of SoCal.
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I thank God every day for that. Trust me. And the fact that we are not in a “marriage wrecker” (Small RV) brings me to tears. 🙂
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Love the shot of everyone ‘hoofing’ on the Polo Grounds. Enjoy your latest home away from home. But I’m beginning to get vertigo trying to follow all the red and black arrows! BTW, how do you say “vertigo” in Spanish?
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Thanks. I’m with you on the maps. John has just sent me a way to pin where we’ve been. Am on it. 🙂 Verigigo, si? Made that up!
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Works for me. 🙂
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I could hear charie browns teacher going blah blah blah hahaha
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Right? I spoke to her afterwards. Apparently this is her first week on the job. Must keep to our budget!
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😀 Yes, that woman is a saint! Lovely dealing with the public…sorry it’s raining so much, but polo looks like fun!
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Right? I would have said, “I don’t get paid enough to take this s@#T!” and hung up. Rain’s gone. Sun’s out. Sooo lucky. Really.
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Still amazing photos! I love the third one. I’m glad the rain has ended 🙂
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Nice Ffunny
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Silly how these rules work, huh? Ample room in the truck for two people! 😉
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There is more than ample room in ours, or we would have divorced by now. 🙂 But seriously, you don’t want to get caught next to a group of 10.
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Like another commenter, I read/heard Charlie Brown’s teacher also. (I found the lack of adults really disturbing in Charlie Brown cartoons — that probably says a lot about my psychological state, so we don’t need to go into that right now 😉 — but your great images chased away that disturbance.) Enjoy your time there!
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Thanks Cindi. Sun’s out. Ohhh I love the Coachella Valley!!
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Looks like a beautiful place — enjoy yourselves ! 🙂
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A little oasis in the desert. 🙂 The first year we missed green, but then you start to appreciate it. Plus, it’s warm. I’m so sorry I mentioned that. 🙂
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Warm.
what is that, again?
😀
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“I used to dream of being warm!” Thanks Monty Python. Is it human nature that when we finally get what we want, hot weather, we say, “Oh my God let’s turn back from this hike. I’m dying here?” And it was only 88. I embarrass myself. 🙂
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hahahahahaaha.. that is PURE human nature. I bitch all winter and then bitch all summer.
Want I need, I guess, it the kinda weather they have in Honolulu around the 15th of April — but all year round, and right here in Charlotte.
PS…. add the beaches, too. 😀
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Love love love Hawaii!. Had a friend who lived there, but sold up as it was too far and expensive from her kids. Still…. 🙂
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It is very expensive– but oh so nice. 🙂
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Right? The first time we visited, we were teaching in Tokyo. I was used to 24 hours of travelling so was very shocked when they said they were landing. Had to gulp my gin and tonic at 8:00 in the morning. 🙂
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hahahaha… that’s a pretty good ‘anytime’ cocktail, anyway. 😀
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Right? 🙂
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That first rainy pic looked like a doozy but the others look like warm weather paradise. Can you send some of it over here to NY? Sounds like a fun time!
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The rain was less than a couple of inches, but no infrastructure to handle it. Nothing compared to what can fall in an hour on Vancouver Island. Spring has to come soon for you poor guys. It’s March for God’s sake, right???
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Very enjoyable and beautiful photos. The first photo is different from that California which I have in my memories.
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Thanks for dropping by. Finally on a reliable internet. It was quite a down pour. The first one since we hit California in early December.
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Good grief, the patience of the Check-in Lady. ‘Saint’ is right. If I did such a job, I’d need a stress ball on stand-by, preferably one that would sustain being stabbed with scissors. Which suggests I should probably stay away from such jobs.
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I hear you. I can’t believe her patience. She’s fast tracking to Heaven.
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