Desert CA

THis is a damn at Joshua Tree.

Jan 7

Left Palm Springs and said goodbye to Welshers. Headed out thru the line up of car dealers in PS – BMW, Mercedes, Jaguar and then into Desert Mirage with Maserati, Bentley and Rolls Royce. Fist time ever I have seen so many maseradtes in one place!

On our way south to the Salton Sea – time out for coffee break. Looking for a “local” not Starbucks. We happen upon a grocery store. Surprised to find all the signs in Spanish, Hispanic folks doing their weekly shopping and mostly ethnic food. On bakery product looked like a bakery product and was eaten during the holidays was the special of the week... Huge round donut shaped loaf decorated but not sure with what. Later on TV – a Spanish speaking show – we saw a chef making just that. Unfortunately, not Spanish speaking, as we are – still didn’t get the name of the pastry. We did notice many baked goods we have seen before on our trips to Mexico. The fresh vegetable counters were piled with tomatillos, avocados (3 for .99) and other chilies. This was a place to by large packages of beans, tortilla of every type, tacos etc. We couldn’t resist buying Chips de Tortilla Coseros. Throughout the store Mariachi music entertained all the customers.