JAN 21, Thursday, Menifee
The forecast is for another strong front coming through; this is the fourth one and supposedly the last one. The news on TV are all about the floods and mud slide and the closing of I-5 and the Grapevine closing. A real mess!
We had a bit of a break early in the afternoon so we decided to go to Wal-Mart and get some groceries. The roads were flooded over in most places and people just drove through that like maniacs. We did our shopping then came home as it began raining again. We had another lull where I took Tucker for his afternoon walk then we called it quit for the day. Right now, it is pouring again and the wind is blowing quite strongly. I’ll be glad when this is over, it only got up to 56*F (13*C) but it felt much colder.
JAN 22, Friday, Menifee
Another day of rain on and off but less wind and much colder. It got to a balmy 45*F (7*C)! We went to downtown Menifee which wasn’t much to look at and lots of roads flooded. After returning to the park, we went to the club house to look around. This is a pretty park and would be nice to enjoy if it wasn’t for the rain. There is hardly anyone about and the clubhouse was empty except for two couples and a guy playing WII on a big screen. They have a little cafeteria and a store which are open each day.
Val continued with her knitting and I installed a sun screen on the vent above the bed to keep the light from coming through in the morning. We rented a movie for tonight.
The forecast is for improvements tomorrow...sure hope so!
JAN 23, Saturday, Menifee
SUNSHINE!!!!! YIPPEEEEE!!!!! A cool day but at least the storm has abated and we can finally explore and enjoy this place. After breakfast we went to Menifee which doesn’t really have a town per say, just one big area by this name. We drove back to Hemet to the shopping centre and stopped at Ace to pick up a couple things. From here, we decided to go to Perris to take a look at our next campsite in February and boy...were we glad we did! It is a little place in disrepair, muddy and looked like a hillbilly ranch! Monday I will be cancelling this reservation and find something else.
We drove to Temecula south of here which is an old mining town that has been restored and is now a “destination to see”. We had lunch here at a Texas pub, walked the “town” then came home. It is 4 p.m. and already it is really cool outside. It only got to 58*F ( 14*C)!
JAN 24, Sunday; Last days in Menifee
What a beautiful day; sunny and warm: got up to 65*F (18*C)! After breakfast we went geo-caching. First we found some in the immediate area then we went to the lake reservoir and found some more. We even came across a “LIVE RATTLESNAKE”, yes a live one. Val almost stepped on it. She came around this boulder and saw something move so she looked down and there, about 10 feet from her, was this big rattle snake, all curled up and sunning itself. No, it didn’t shake its rattler...too bad. The lake was huge and man-made. It is a reservoir for drinking water and irrigation for the region. There were a few power boats in it. Of course, we took a few pictures which I uploaded on our Picasa web site.
It was a great day and we saw lots to remember and tell tall stories about. We came home and now it’s time to get ready to leave as tomorrow we leave for Desert Hot Spring. We are looking forward to going back as we heard from friends we met in the Baja who will be at Desert Pool RV Resort to meet us there. Can’t wait to see them again!
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