Photos of food

Indio, California: Goodness, the weather here is simply T E R R I B L E ! ! ! It has been raining since around 10p last night. And I mean, Oregon-style buckets of rain. Inches of rain. Flooding. More snow in the hills. It did not get above 43° all day.

At home, in Oregon, the weather is much worse - snow!

The weather was so dismal, our emergency weather radio actually came on with a Flash Flood Warning - in Spanish and English. I didn't leave the motorhome except to drive to the post office to ship orders. (I don't think my customers care if we are having a dreary day.)

Tonight our friends, Debbie & Mark, picked us up and took us to dinner at Soul of Mexico - one of their new favorite restaurants in La Quinta. Soul of Mexico makes everything from scratch and uses only the freshest ingredients and it really pays off when your fork hits your mouth.

A real margarita - using only premium tequilas and Cointreau


I ordered enchiladas with potatoes


Debbie & Dave had burritos


Mark ordered chicken molé

The restaurant has a lively bar, plenty of big screen TVs showing sports and great decor. The tables are topped with leather - actual cow hides! - and the barrel chairs are also made of leather. (Owners of the restaurant, the Lua family are proud of their nephew, Indio High School and USC football player, Oscar Lua, who earned a Super Bowl ring as a member of the New England Patriots.) Another great evening with great friends.

The weather people claim the rain will be gone by tomorrow. I hope so, my needlepoint project is practically finished! Until my next update from 24 Hour Fitness our sunny RV park walking trail, I remain, your El Grande correspondent.

RV Park: Signature Resorts Motorcoach Country Club