Mar 03 Catalina Spa RV Resort - Caliente Springs Resort 1 mile
We moved one mile down the road to Caliente Springs Resort. We were here last year and had such a nice time we decided to come back. We have a Passport America rate of $210 for the week. This place is super nice...a true resort. Lots of activities, and the natural hot mineral pools that are so relaxing. This is where we learned to play pickleball. It's a 55 and better park and we enjoy hanging out with the old futs.
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| Sites are nothing special |
Caliente Springs Resort is a hidden gem, conveniently located minutes from Palm Springs. The resort is about half filled with park models, which are small houses, and the other half is RV camp sites. There are many Canadians that come south for the winter. Many of them come year after year.
When we checked in there was a sign on the counter, Managers Special for the month of March. If you extend your stay it's 50% off. We might take advantage of that special.
Mar 03 - Mar 10
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| Pickleball every morning |
We've been having so much fun hanging out here. We play pickleball every morning for a couple of hours, then I either go to a water aerobics class or yoga. Then Joe meets me at the pool, we hang out and soak until we're hungry. After lunch we either run errands or go back to the pool, we have dinner and we go back for a soak in the early evening. Life is good, I could get used to this!
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| The mineral pools are amazing |
The weather hasn't been that great this past week. It's cold and sometimes very windy but we still manage to go out and play.
On Wednesday we drove out to Morongo Casino for their seafood lunch buffet. It's about 30 minutes drive but that day the weather was pretty windy and rainy. We almost turned around. The buffet was pretty good, $45 for both of us. The crab legs was good, also had a lot of shrimp dishes, clams, and mussels. They also had sushi which was pretty good, a mongolian beef station, and an omelette station. Lots of desserts but when we tried some they all seemed kind of dried out.
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| Morongo buffet |
Right down the road from Morongo Casino is Cabazon Outlet and Desert Hills Premium Outlet. I wanted to go shopping but it was still rainy and windy so we decided to skip the shopping and maybe try another day. Joe was happy with that.
On Thursday for dinner we went to Fantasy Springs Casino. We came here last year and really enjoyed the buffet. It's $22 per person and sooo worth it! The food is real good....my favorite is the fresh pasta bar. You can grab shrimp, spinach, mushroom or whatever you want. Bring it to the pasta bar and they will cook everything in a skillet, add the fresh pasta, and add whatever sauce you want....so yummy! The salad bar is excellent too, so many different varieties of salad.
After dinner, we entered the Blackjack Tournament that they hold every Thursday. It's $25 buy in. For the first round, the two top players from each table will advance. In the second round only one player will advance to the finals. If you make the final table the lowest prize is $125 and it goes up to $1000. Joe got out on the first round, I got out on the second round but I was pretty close to advancing. Oh well....maybe next week.
Another week at Caliente Springs
Mar 10 - 18
We decided to extend our stay at Caliente Springs Resort. We could take advantage of the Managers Special, so for 8 more days we paid $180. That's a real good rate.
On Sunday, we had to adjust our clocks and add an hour for Daylight Savings. So now we're 3 hours difference from Hawaii.
It's been pretty cold here. Every morning its between 48 - 50 degrees. It warms up to somewhere in the high 60's. Some mornings we look out our window and see the new snow on the mountain tops, so scenic.
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| Our view |
On Thursday we finally did a hike. We drove out to the Coachella Valley Preserve, about 12 miles away. This was such a cool place to visit. We took the Moon Country Trail to see the wild flowers in bloom. Such a sight to see! Little bit of a hill to climb but so spectacular, it was worth it. The butterflies were migrating, with thousands flying all over.
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| Beautiful blooms |
We continued on the McCallum Trail to the oasis. Sections of the trail have been formed as a result of the San Andreas Fault's seismic activity, including the underground springs that fill the pond. A very unique place to visit.
On Thursday evening we went back to Fantasy Springs Casino to enter the Blackjack Tournament and eat the buffet. This time Joe and I made it to the 2nd round. We both got real close to making it to the final round but fell short.
So this past week has been the same....pickleball in the morning, water class or yoga, then hit the pools. We learned about a lot of eateries from talking to people at the pool. Everything sounds so good, we tried a lot of them. So much fun!
