But we are suffering from what the Californians call a 'cold snap' - yes it got to mid 50s. So we did do some exploring of the local area.
We went to the outlet mall nearby that I had visited before and mum got some presents for people. I still haven't been brave enough to venture into the Gucci store here...
We went back to Joshua Tree National Park, which was 34 degrees at one point, and felt it! I took way less photos than before. Freezy fingers will do that for you. Dad really enjoyed the scenery but agreed with me that we had seen far more spectacular National Parks on our travels last year (Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Monument Valley).
We went up the aerial tramway that took us to the top of the San Jacinto Mountain. The trip up was pretty scary. As I get older I am getting worse with heights, and the fact that the car actually rotates made it all the more white knuckle for me. But the view and the snow when you got up there was worth the treachery of the 10 minute ride up.
You could see all the way out to the Salton Sea (around 30 miles away), and it really was pretty spectacular!
Eveningwise we went to the Follies which was a show of singing and dancing from people over 56. Some of them were fabulous, but overall the show was not really to any of our tastes. I hadn't heard of the guest star, Lou Christie, and even my parents only knew one of his songs! I gave it 3 stars on TripAdvisor and think I was being pretty generous...
We went to the Market which runs every Thursday evening. Alas the wind had got up a bit by this point, so we didn't dwell there too long, but mum managed to buy her obligatory block of fudge. Walnut and vanilla, we all agreed it was some of the greatest we had ever tasted.
We also went out for a meal at one of the best restaurants in town, Trio. I am not sure I have ever seen a place so full at 5.45pm of an evening (they do a fixed price menu until 6!) Again the food and service were great, and it is easy to see why it is such a popular choice in the desert...
And that was it. Before we knew it, we were packing up again and heading back to the ocean - this time to San Diego. I genuinely love Palm Springs. It is a small quiet town, but there is plenty to do and it has lots of character.
Alas we didn't spot any stars, despite the Film Festival taking place when we were there. I was mildly devastated to see Bradley Cooper and Eddie Redmayne had left the day before I arrived. But the film festival gave us the opportunity to gawp at the private jets coming in, and play a game of 'Whose Lear is it Anyway?' as we sat in our pool!!!
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