Cr. James Kuhn
Ocotillo plants on the East side desert
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Cr. James Kuhn Ocotillo plants on the East side desert |
The sun rises here about 6 A.M. but sets well before 5 P.M. We decide that to use the available daylight effectively, we must get up and go to bed early. Finishing kayaking at 2:30 P.M. was just a little too late since we preferred to get our dinner done before dark. So, today we are up at 5:30 A.M. and ready to leave by 7 A.M. But there is quite a bit of wind and I'm somewhat apprehensive. Still, we drive to Corvina Estates (map point 2) hoping that it may be calmer there. Actually, it is even more windy here and the Sea is very rough. I decide against going, just as a truck pulls up to us and steps out a woman. She identifies herself as the Resident Manager of the RV Park and advises us not to go out today. I am slightly unhappy about this forced rest day so soon after starting, and at the same time relieved that my body will have a chance to recoup.
Back at the camp, I wash the salt off my clothes and take a hot shower. An Englishman, who is camping nearby, wanders over and asks if I know where the nearest Denny's Restaurant is. He and his wife just can't seem to get enough of Denny's fabulous pancakes. We chat for a while and then off they go to a Denny's in Indio, about an hour away.
Joy at the camp |
Tent camping is not as comfortable as a motel, but the setup is very conducive to social interaction among campers. As I sit massaging my thighs, a camper with a kayak on top stops next to our car. The driver gets out and introduces himself as one Ed Spencer from Winnipeg, Canada. He is an avid kayaker. We talk and I invite him to join me tomorrow. He is ready, but his wife reminds him that he was supposed to take her to Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.