OFF we went, only 10 minutes behind our "pretend" schedule in the cool, cool, cool of the coastal morning- for our annual trek to Palm Springs. As the story goes- when Betty & Bill purchased this timeshare property, it was in anticipation of being DONE with the holidays, & getting out of the gloomy, Bay Area, January weather .... and into the sunshine of the high desert. And it worked for a lot of years.
ENTER a move to the central coast and .... uh ... hmmm .... not so gloomy, & going toward (often) not so sunny!! WHAT'S wrong with this picture?!! AT ANY RATE .... the first 1/2 of the drive is somewhat scenic .... & I love the first FULL view of the ocean. It takes my breath away (still- even every day at home). And I'm clicking away pictures- but nothing does it justice ... perhaps because the windows are a wee bit dirty (and I let the Captain know he is ruining my foto diary of the day!) LOW & BEHOLD, not near close enough to our destination, but WAAAAY too soon ... we get to the "less desirable" route of our journey. Towns with 3-13 times the population of our oceanside community ... landscaped with tumbleweeds and rocks. NOT my cup of tea ... but a whole lotta people must feel differently! I find them neither scenic nor interesting and, rather oddly, even though it is in the 50's ....looking hot & dry. barren. endless. void of color. The one exception is when we near our destination and drive through the wind farms.
There is something facinating about the little communities of design. And I locked on the baby ones that were being instructed by a senior member of the group. Given the time of day- it must have been the pep talk held at the end of the work schedule (and gear up for tomorrow's predicted winds)
FINALLY a little healthy growth starts showing up and I can see Palm Springs in the distance.
As we cruise through town ... I glance at the thermometer. Um, that's a nice way to end the travel. Mild, comfortable temp :o) And we got here safely. DAY #1- successful.
ENTER a move to the central coast and .... uh ... hmmm .... not so gloomy, & going toward (often) not so sunny!! WHAT'S wrong with this picture?!! AT ANY RATE .... the first 1/2 of the drive is somewhat scenic .... & I love the first FULL view of the ocean. It takes my breath away (still- even every day at home). And I'm clicking away pictures- but nothing does it justice ... perhaps because the windows are a wee bit dirty (and I let the Captain know he is ruining my foto diary of the day!) LOW & BEHOLD, not near close enough to our destination, but WAAAAY too soon ... we get to the "less desirable" route of our journey. Towns with 3-13 times the population of our oceanside community ... landscaped with tumbleweeds and rocks. NOT my cup of tea ... but a whole lotta people must feel differently! I find them neither scenic nor interesting and, rather oddly, even though it is in the 50's ....looking hot & dry. barren. endless. void of color. The one exception is when we near our destination and drive through the wind farms. 
There is something facinating about the little communities of design. And I locked on the baby ones that were being instructed by a senior member of the group. Given the time of day- it must have been the pep talk held at the end of the work schedule (and gear up for tomorrow's predicted winds)FINALLY a little healthy growth starts showing up and I can see Palm Springs in the distance. 
As we cruise through town ... I glance at the thermometer. Um, that's a nice way to end the travel. Mild, comfortable temp :o) And we got here safely. DAY #1- successful.
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