October 2014

We’re here in Indio!  Hooray!!!!

The sun is shining EVERY day and the birds are singing!

I love it here!

 

Mike’s sister Sheri and her husband John stopped in Indio at the end of their “Route 66” retirement trip.  We had a great time with them!

John has a 1957 Thunderbird – totally restored – that they drove on their trip.  We met them in Barstow California…..John and Mike finished the journey to Santa Monica in the
T-Bird while Sheri and I drove back to Indio to rest up.

Mike snapped this shot of the very first McDonalds ever……. In San Bernadino.

While John and Sheri were here, we took a trip to “Salvation Mountain”  This is a hay bale man made mountain that has been totally painted with left over paint from “wherever” and made into a landmark of sorts.  Very colorful and interesting.

Salvation Mountain is at the entrance to “Slab City”  During WWII the troops would train just outside the town of Niland. (near the Salton Sea)  The military poured slabs of concrete where the troops could set up their tents……all that is left are the slabs.  Now many RV’ers camp at Slab City.  This picture is of one of the more creative campers.  It is for the alternative lifestyle type folks who want to kind of “drop out” from the norm.

Mike is getting the Jeep ready for his winter “Off Roading”

I love Diet Mountain Dew!!!!  But unfortunately because of all the caffeine I can’t have any after about noon…….  Our ORI neighbors, the Hansons, live in Minnesota and guess what?…. In Minnesota, they sell CAFFEINE FREE Diet Mountain Dew.  Love it – This year they brought me several cases!

Our ORI Octoberfest was a great success.  Beer, Brauts and all the fixens. 
We had a great turn out too!

Mike really liked my “beer serving frauline” outfit…. I wonder why?

We topped off October with my birthday! 
Had a great day and we hope the start to a terrific year!