AHHHHHHHHHH Life in the desert!

Well another week has come and gone and we are getting back into a routine, a busy one, but still a routine. Monday and Thursdays are hike days. Sunday Kelly and his friend Al play texas holdem, and the ladies watch movies and discuss the short comings of their husbands. Monday night is Photo Club for Kelly. Tuesday night is crib night for both of us. Wednesday is Happy Hour from 4 to 5:30. Even numbered days are set aside for Pickleball in the morning and for odd numbered days it's Pickelball after 2pm. We only have one court here and we share it with the tennis people. Yes we are very busy and having a real good time!
Last Mondays hike was the Side Ladder Canyon.

Hope those guys can't see up my shorts

Water break in the canyon

View from the top

I hope that guy in the front knows where he is going

June's turn to hold up the rock cliff.

We did this same hike last February and is still one of my favourites. You have to climb 5 ladders and 2 dead waterfalls to get to the top, but with the "we're all in this together" attitude we get there.

Tuesday was Pickleball day and Palm/Christmas Tree decorating day. I must say it is a bit different decorating a Palm Tree.

Our first Palm/Christmas Tree

Thursdays hike was the South Lykken Trail. This was another "cardio" hike as it was straight up 2300 feet then across a ridge and then switch backs to the bottom.

View of the valley from the top. Where there is green there is irrigation

Junkel at the top!

The forecast for Friday was Rain. Some of the clouds came in early and we were treated to an amazing sunset on Thursday.

The sky was a deeper red than this.

These bands of cloud went across the valley.

Thursday night was also Hiking club potluck dinner night. We had a great time there yabbering with all of our fellow hikers. We took a block of the Maple Cream that Kelly's grandmother had got for us. Needless to say it was all gone and I am not to sure but I think some one licked the plate.

Friday was complete shut down day as we were bagged.

On sunday we sat out at the end of our street with our friends from Sidney and watch the Golf Cart Santa Parade. They also pickup donations for the local food bank. Apparently this is and annual event and one that we will have to take a more active role in, in the future!

Santa and the Mrs. leading the parade.

When we were here in October and November we struggled to keep our Non-air-conditioned RV cool, now it is the reverse. The nights have been dropping down to 5-7 degrees and what ever the temp is outside it is the same inside. This means we have had to have the heater on a bit, this is the part where all of you feel sorry for us. Michelle is flying in on Friday and the three of us are off to Disneyland for three days. Then it is off to Messa Arizona for Christmas with Linden, Reid and Natalie and her parents. The excitement never ends!

We hope to post one more blog before Christmas comes but if not Merry Christmas to all and we hope 2015 is all you want it to be.

Thank-you for reading this and Take care of one another.

Junkel