Starbucks everywhere ...... or so we thought!

Having witnessed the Super-Lunar Eclipse, last night, I slept easy and come morning was ready to tackle the Fitness and Breakfast. rooms. Reinvigorated and with an abundance of sunshine to look forward to, I was ready to check-out and face the bill! We loaded-up our goods and chattels before calling on the local Vons Supermarket (part of Safeway's and I could use my Club Card!) and then at a nearby gas station, where I was asked to enter my credit card PIN number ..... first time, so far! Then it was time to pull out of San Diego and head for Palm Springs. The Interstate had seven lanes of traffic flowing in both directions, but as we moved further East things became a little more sensible. Hitting the desert and seeing the first hints of the Southwest's characteristics emerging, we decided to break our journey, to Skype Jenny, from a Starbucks. So, stopping at the first sizeable mall, we searched around, bu to no avail. Accordingly, we brought-up 'Points of Interest' on the GPS and followed its instructions to another mall, nearby. Alas, the Starbucks was no more (a first in my experience!). A third attempt was also thwarted!! By now, the moment for coffee had passed and we resumed our journey ...... for approximately one minute, when we encountered a Starbucks! Skyping done, we drove on, passing what must be the biggest wind-farm in the world and arrived in Palm Springs at around 2:00 pm.

The external temperature was around one-hundred degrees, but our hotel (The Las Brias) is a well-situated oasis close to downtown! We ate dinner at Fisherman;s Market; a bit of a bizarre place patronised by locals and tourists, alike. But the food was good. We took a walk down Palm Springs Avenue and spotted a statue of Sonny Bono, once of Sonny and Cher, once the Mayor of Palm Springs!

Finally, if Palm Springs was good enough for Elvis's honeymoon, well its good enough for us and that's the giveaway for today's music ...... the man himself and 'Jailhouse Rock'