March 18, 2009 Almost Over..

We have been down here in Indio almost three weeks and time sure has flown by. I have been negligent on the blog but I do have a good excuse.. for the last week the allergies hit and oh my, I am not a happy camper. Finally easing up and able to enjoy the last couple of days. Believe it or not, I was not even in the mood to shop.... The weather has gotten warmer and of course Ed has gotten his pool time in and 101 miles on the bike so he is happy. He also has his summer tan off to a good start. We did get to the driving range one day and I have concluded I need lessons badly. Hopefully when we are back down here I can get some lessons in.

I mentioned on my last entry that we were in a business deal down here. After visiting this resort for the last five years, we bought a lot in the Signature Resort Motorcoach Country Club. Because Monaco filed bankruptcy and had about 12 lots left, the price was reduced enough to be a good investment. It is what they call a water lot meaning we are on the water rather than a golf course lot or privacy lot. We should close on the deal in the next week but we do have possession of the property. We have a Casita... some have suggested we downsize our living quarters so from 5200 square feet to 117 square feet would be downsizing ? We are not giving up the house though... The Casita is pretty nice, it has a washer/dryer, dishwasher, microwave and bathroom, some storage. We do have one minor problem.. trying to convince Ed it is a Casita and not "The Tough Shed"

This is the Yacht Club that is across from our lot. We have a dock, not sure what we will do with it yet but electric boats are allowed on the waterways.

This is our Palm Tree and flowers in front of the coach.


This is view from our lot.

Looking from the street onto the lot.

We will be driving the smartcar home, leaving the coach as we should be back in a month or so. I am now trying to figure out how I am going to get the clothes I need to take home and two laptops plus all the little stuff that must go home... should be an interesting trip..

Thanks to Sue and Gary for many answers to questions and hope to see you soon.