Hemet March 31---April 7th

March 31
A bit cooler amd overcast today 16 Deg. C. I bought a golf cart at Big 5 Sports and also shopped at Wal Mart. I uploaded pictures to the computer and blog while John and Ralph went playing pool.
We went to Spud night with the Brooks. It was like a community pot luck with $2.00 potatoes.
We played shuffleboard after dinner.

April 1st (April Fools Day)
I cleaned all our inside windows while Ralph went shopping for rye. John, Lynda, Ralph and I
went golfing in the afternoon at Echo Hills. It's a nice 9 hole golf course and my new cart worked great.

April 2nd ( Good Friday)
Ralph and I drove 1.5 hours to Carlsbad on the California coast. We toured The Flower Fields
at Carlsbad Ranch--- 50 acres of Ranunculus flowers(a member of the buttercup family).
We took a John Deer Tractor ride and also walked through the hillside fields of vibrant colors
(open March 1st to May 9th when the flowers are in bloom).It is the worlds largest supplier of Ranunculus bulbs. There was also a sweet pea maze,a rose garden of over 170 prize winning varieties,a pointsetta green house and much more.What a gorgeous sight!!!
We stopped at Carlsbad Factory Outlet Stores and then drove back a different route to Hemet. We drove through Oceanside,San Juan Capistrano and the winding roads through the mountains to Lake Ellisnore. Great day 75-80 Deg.F.

April 3rd
We went golfing at Echo Hills with the Brooks and Dave & Karen Corbett(Leduc). The Corbetts had us for happy hour after golf.

April 4th (Happy Easter )
We said good bye to the Brooks who are making their way back to Calgary. A 7.2 earthquake rocked our world at about 3:40 pm. Ralph and I were getting ready to go to Easter Dinner at the Resort and our 5th wheel started rocking. We didn't know what was happening until our neighbour told us it was a earthquake in Mexicali ,Mexico about 90 miles south of Hemet.
What an experience! No damage done here but big waves were seen in the 3 swimming pools.
Easter dinner went as planned with the resort supplying the hams.

April 5th (Happy Birthday Brian Regan)
A rainy day so we went shopping at the Hemet Mall. I bought a bathing suit and runners and Ralph got jeans. Jack and Marlene had us over for happy hour. Six of us went for Chinese food afterwards.

April 6th
Dave and Karen left for a week in Las Vegas before heading home to Leduc. Ralph and I cleaned the outside of the 5th wheel in the morning. We were ready for a soak in the hot tubs and pools afterwards. Warm,sunny 75 Deg. F.

April 7th
After Ralph made breakfast, we went shopping for groceries at Wal Mart and Stater Brothers.
We enjoyed today's hot temperatures of 85 Deg.F. around the pool area. We had a hamburger at the Palms Cafe with music from 11 am to 2 pm (local singer).Marie did laundry this evening.