We planned to go kayaking on Lake Perris today but by the time we were ready to go it was almost 80 degrees out and we didn't seem to have the energy to do much of anything energetic. So we gave in and decided to wait for another day. The rest of the day we read and relaxed, walked the dogs and just plain took it easy!
No photos today.
Wednesday the 28th
We did a little housekeeping this morning since Don was coming over for a visit to shoot a little pool with Mike. Don arrived around 10:30 AM and after a brief visit with Tina, he and Mike repaired to the billiards room where they shot pool for a couple of hours, swapping yarns and trying to outdo one another on remembered times in the Galactic Space Patrol. Fortunately there were few others nearby to be bothered by the incredibly, ahem, exaggerations of actual facts. But the boys certainly had their fun, as usual - heheheh!! Around 1:00 PM Tina brought some lunch over and joined them on the patio for their repast. Following lunch, Tina went shopping while Mike and Don played Snooker until it was time for Don to leave. After a warm goodbye, Don headed off for home and Mike and Tina relaxed for the rest of the day.
No photos today.
Thursday the 29th
Cool this morning, but no rain. We had planned to go kayaking on Lake Perris but the winds were just too high. With gusts up to 35 mph, we'd be blown from one end of the lake to the other before you could say Jack Robinson. Well, that was okay. We took the kids to the groomers at 10:00 AM then went to the Western Science Museum (http://www.westerncentermuseum.org/) at Diamond Lake.
The Western Science Center (formerly the Western Center for Archaeology & Paleontology) is home to a large collection of Native American artifacts and Ice Age fossils that were unearthed during construction of Diamond Valley Lake. The exhibits include "Max", the largest mastodon found in the western United States, and "Xena", a Colombian mammoth.
We got there about 10:30 AM and after paying our entrance fee, we joined a group of about 25 young school children for a tour of the exhibits. Along the way we were treated to two movies on the construction of Diamond Valley Lake, the finding and preserving of the fossils and the fauna of the Pleistocene in the Diamond and Domenigoni Valleys.
After the movies we proceeded to the paleontology gallery, which is filled with fossils recovered from the bottom of what later became Diamond lake. Along with the skeletons of "Max" and "Xena" are "Li'l Stevie", one of the most complete mastodons known from the western United States, who is displayed unreconstructed and still partially buried as found when it was first uncovered. The gallery also has skeletons of a Harlan's ground sloth, and interactive displays on archeology and paleontology.
After leaving the museum we decided to check out the Lemon Grass Grill for lunch. It was a Thai treat. We both had soup and everything was delicious. we will definitely go back for dinner. From lunch we went back to the groomers and picked up Wicket but had to return later for Punky. So off we went to home.
Dropping off Wicket at the coach we rode our bikes over to the office to visit the sales office for the new Park Models being offered. We met with Phil, a dinner companion from last night and he showed us the four models available, talked prices and how sales worked. We came away with some ideas to add to our information on "planning our future" but no decisions about anything.
Then we went back to the groomers and picked up Punky. The rest of the day was spent reading and relaxing.
No photos today.
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