We got up this morning, got ready and headed out for some breakfast.
Jason found a spot that looked good - it was a bit of a drive from where we are staying.
Los Primos.
It was packed so that's a good sign.
Jason and I.
They had a corn dip so we ordered that to try.
It was really good.
Then Jason ordered the Chilaquiles.
I got a Mexican omelet with home fries.
It had ground beef and cheese in it with guacamole and then this mole type sauce that I didn't really like.
Otherwise it was really good though.
There were a bunch of stores nearby so we did some shopping, I'm on the hunt for a new suitcase but I didn't find one.
There was a mall across the street with a Barnes & Nobles so we went over there.
I was looking for some journaling supplies, they didn't really have any.
Jason did find this cute journal but it was lined and I was looking for the dot matrix type.
We walked around the mall anyway just to check it out.
We found this park that we thought might be a good spot to walk.
Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains National Museum Monument Center.
It ended up being just a small place with a short trail you could walk.
The views were nice.
We walked around but really didn't spend that much time there.
There were some pretty wild flowers.
And these palm trees with these big thick trunks.
This one was open so you could see what was inside all that trunk.
Weird.
There was this one path that said it led to their turtle.
At first I thought this was it but of course once I got closer I realized it was just a statue.
The actual tortoise was much smaller and it was hard to find because it blended in in it's enclosure but we did eventually find it.
They had this really handy chart posted.
We really wanted to go for a good walk in a nice park so we found another one that was a bit of a drive away but we didn't mind so we headed over there.
University Park in Palm Desert
Neat bench.
Right away I liked the park.
It was pretty and had a water feature.
I love the tree.
I love the green space.
It was clean and well kept.
We noticed some turtles in the pond.
Jason was getting a close up.
Posing nicely for Jason.
Fishing man statue.
All his buddies were coming over to see what was going on.
Then I noticed that there were a bunch of them along the edge of the pond sunning themselves.
A random painting in the park.
We came across a little bridge and noticed this.
Just another angle.
It was called Dreamer and I loved it.
These were scattered about here and there.
We could see something sparkling on the grass in the distance and I thought it was leftovers from someone blowing bubbles.
Turns out it was a bunch of stars.
I liked this statue.
There was a hill next to it with this turtle and a ram up on top.
This fox with babies was in the same place.
And there was also a bunny with babies.
A close up of the ram.
There are so many beautiful flowers blooming and as you are walking, you can smell their perfume.
So nice.
Look at them all.
Back at home everything is covered in a foot (or more) of snow and here they have all these flowers in bloom.
More random art installations.
Mini stage?
This tree had these hanging flowers.
At least I think they were flowers?
We looked for a spot nearby for some supper and found a spot called Chef Tanya's Kitchen that had good reviews so we thought we'd give it a try.
It is a vegetarian spot.
It had this cute elephant out front.
Awww, so cute.
We asked the girl working there what the best sellers were on the menu.
She recommended the:
Chupacabra Chick'n
$18.35
Thinly sliced crispy seitan filets, avocado, cilantro, house-pickled jalapeños, finely shredded cabbage, tomato, onion, Chupacabra sauce on a toasted ciabatta
and
Coachella Forever
$20.65
A festival in your mouth of crunchy romaine & cabbage, quinoa, avocado, cucumber, black beans, jicama, cilantro, toasted pepitas, currants, cool and creamy mango lime dressing, chili con limon dust.
So we ordered both.
They also had this Moroccan Cauliflower that we decided to try.
I didn't have high hopes but I was pleasantly surprised.
The food was very good, the sandwich was amazing.
I think we will probably come back and have it one more time before we go home.
They also had a dessert spot so I got a concrete (which is the same thing as a blizzard from Dairy Queen).
I got the Scooby Dubai which is their Dubai chocolate version, it had whole pistachios - also delicious.
We went for a drive around the famous trailer park with the retro trailers - super cute.
It had a really cool vibe.
We headed back to the room and Jason headed out for a run, I headed to the pool.
It's a perfect temperature, warm enough that it's easy to get right in but not too hot like a hot tub.
There are a couple hot tubs there and I sat in there for a bit as well.
Jason went looking for the fitness center in the hotel, he likes to lift weights so he was hoping he'd be able to do that and he found it.
This is all that was in it.
Ha ha ha.
We stopped at Walmart yesterday and they had a couple flavors of Built Bars I've never had so I got them to try.
Peanut Butter Cup.
And Lemon Meringue Pie.
I tried this one tonight and it was very good.
Got all of my steps in.
That's all for today, until next time, be happy!
