Well, the weather collaborated to keep us in the Temecula area. No Quartsite trip for us with the Belous. A series of large rain and thunderstorms rolled through the area and after long consideration (not really that long) we decided to stay in Jojoba hills with full hookups and do some reading and relaxing. The pictures may seem benign, but all that water happened within an hour or so and the trees are not like they are in Eastern Washington, they don't normally lean sideways and have all of the branches to one side. It was very reminiscent of the Monsoons growing up. The whole area around us had flooding, mudslides over the road, crashes, etc. So, again after long consideration of 'hmmm, full hookups, wireless connection, heated pool and hot tubs vs. potentially getting stuck, not being able to put out or slides, no hookups and having to stay inside due to weather in Quartsite' I think we made the correct decision. Diana's parents did venture out for an abbreviated trip to a rally for Alpine Coaches to see friends. They reported lots of mud and wind and had to 'rough it' one night with their slides in. The rally was apparently pretty subdued this year, but at least no one got stuck and needed a semi grade tow truck to haul them out. So, we decided to sit tight, visit Temecula some more (after the roads opened), visit Auntie Dean (Diana's grandmother's sister (93 ish years old and sharp as a tack) in Hemmet. Plus we saved $200 in Diesel getting out there and back. I am sure that Quartsite will still be there if we decide to head that way someday.
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