But It's a Dry Heat!

We spent the weekend in Palm Desert with our Bible Study group at Shadow Mountain, an older tennis club/condo complex built in the 50s before anything was built around it.

Carolyn was picked up by Dennis and Gloria early Friday afternoon, and I'd planned to leave from Upland after work, but then my boss decided to arrange a meeting in Newport Beach in the early afternoon and I'd be closer to home. Nice idea, wrong timing! I left the meeting around 4:30 and when I saw the 91 toll road cost $7.75 and it seemed clear around the bend, I foolishly elected for the non-toll drive. Two minutes later, I was at a dead stop and spent the next hour in first gear in the Mini driving as far as the 71. In Riverside, it opened up and by the time I left Beaumont I was driving 90 in sixth gear.

I met up at Shadow Mtn about 8 and after enjoying a margarita, the Hughes, Youngs and we headed for dinner at Hometown Buffet, where we ate too much and closed the place down at ten.

Saturday morning I was up around 7:20 and made coffee and then headed down to the courts to watch John and Kathy Elliott play doubles as the heat began to rise. I got back to the room a little after 9 to find that Dennis, Gloria and Carolyn were still sleeping! I read on the patio until they staggered out of their darkened rooms.

With the Hawleys added to the mix, we checked out a local swap meet about 11 which took all of about 24 minutes to see completely. A good thing, because it closed at noon as the temps rose to over 100. Then our ten-some headed for lunch at Tommy Bahamas where the girls ate at one table, the men at another.

Service was extremely slow on the men's side at least as the women were just finishing when we got our meals. But my pulled pork sandwich was very good.

The afternoon was spent poolside either in the pool or under the various shade structures. Books and magazines were read, conversations were ongoing.

Dinner again was a late affair after our 'reception' of margaritas, wine, fruit and cheese and crackers. We had a good Mexican dinner where we again ate too much.

Sunday, several couples left early after our own continental breakfasts while the Hughes and we stayed to enjoy the pool until mid-afternoon. On the way home, Carolyn and I stopped at Cabazon to do a little shopping for ourselves and for Ashley and then headed home. As we cruised home, we watched the temperatures drop from around 104 to 76 as entered the city limits of Lake Forest.

Thankfully, it was a dry heat, but it burned just the same!!