Borrego Springs 2

Not often we get to do 2 messages from the same place!  We booked into a 4th day at Anza Borrego so we had a free day today.   We started off with a hike up Borrego Palm Canyon on the path we didn't take last time and had a nice talk with an American woman (married to an Canadian and looking for advice for a future trip to our maritimes(!)

Beaver Tail Cactus in bloom

and a separate talk with a little girl (7) who could have passed for Ann Shirley!   We had started out before breakfast and the desert was wonderful.    

After breakfast we took the bike through the back corners of Borrego Springs and found a lovely farm with fresh dates, grapefruits and a great souvenir shop.    We got a big bag of greapefruit and lemons for 3 dollars(!!) and a bag of delicious dates fresh from the processing (they pick them here and send them to Indio for processing).  We then took the back country road back passing through all kinds of metal sculptures that a local artist made and distributed around.   

Back in Borrrego Springs for a second lunch at Carmelito's - its so nice to find a place you're so happy with that you return!
Well tomorrow its on to Yuma and into Arizona - hope the weather stays as beautiful as here.