More Fun Stuff to Do

Yesterday was treatment #22, half way to the end now.  Still not much for side effects.  Pissing much more often & more urgently so need to get it out & going in a hurry at times.  Maybe a bit of a pain when the bladder is full too but not much, just a discomfort.

Another wonderful day in the neighborhood yesterday.  Treatment then hiking Redlands.  There are about 12 little hiking trails in & just outside of redlands.  Some of them aren't much but it was interesting.  Made it to 5 before it was tottie time.  Saw 2 coyotes on one of the trails or just before we got there.  Some great big houses up on top the hills around Redlands.

Did a BBQ at home with some Maui Maui, was plenty good.  Found a "Care Package" from friends back home.  Thanks a bunch everyone, it was great to get it & know I have great friends!!  Home made cookies, a "Last Best Place, Yaak MT" T-shirt & Mug.  Makes a guy feel bad that he's enjoying life so much!  Really it is a pretty relaxing time.  Unlike a vacation where you have to squeeze all the fun in a short time, I just do what I want, when I want, or nothing at all.  All of that with no responsibilities & great weather!

Then downtown to Redlands on the bikes for Market Night.  They close off the main street every Thursday night & have vendors selling stuff, food, & Farmers goods.  Quite a little party.  Bought our stuff, looked around awhile.  Listening to different people playing & singing.  Planning on a trip to the coast this week-end to lay around on the beach & enjoy some of the great views, Food, & Beverages! I am going to have to quit posting all this fun stuff or people will start to envy the fact that I have prostate cancer!

Another Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood

Here's a typical day in Redlands.  Busy seeing the sights & dinner.  Went to treatment & just as I got already & they started up the machine it broke down.  The whirly gig that slows & spreads out the protons wouldn't turn correctly.  Had to get out, remove the ballon, & then wait for 30 minutes or so when they got it fixed.....then in with another ballon & finish up. Oh boy.  The fun we can have.  Then off to the gym & dinner.

Getting ready for dinner!

Picking Oranges

Redlands in the back ground

Our new place

Coffee shop by the house, nice place to hang out in the sun

At the gym, not just posing either!

Wild Weekend & Monday of course

Have done 20 treatments so far & have not found any side effects, except maybe pissing all the time.  Only 26 left!  So Victoria came last Friday, flew into Ontario CA.  Left Spokane @ 5 am & got here & 9:30 am.  We've been having our normal bang up times & getting plenty done.  We've decided to start an album on nothing but pictures of us in bars! It seems we have plenty of those.

Nothing much on Friday night but the above picture is from Saturday in Palm Springs.  We also drive by a house that Victoria used to live in. 

Saturday we walked around Downtown Palm Springs then took a hike up the Tahquitz Canyon to a water fall.  Only about a two mile hike but was fun & hot that day.  About 80 deg I think. 

Of course I sweat out about 10# but it was worth it.  Palm springs can be seen in the back ground of a couple of the pictures.  Probably gone about 2 1/2 hrs on the hike.  Beautiful up in the Canyon & the view of Palm Springs, Palm Desert, & Rancho Mungo (or some such name).  Must be getting old though   or in a big hurry to have some fun as the picture below is what we returned to in the parking lot

So had left my wallet, cell phones, purses, bikes,  & whatever in the car but I did have my keys with me! Next time I think I will close the door.

Then we continued on to find a BBQ spot.  Drove around the Palm Springs area quite a bit & saw most of the towns then went up on Hwy 74 out of Plam Springs twards Idlywild & San Jacinto.  Very windy road ovet the Mountains with some beautiful views.

We had made BBQ stuff ahead of time & with some cheese & wine things were looking pretty spiffy for awhile.  The BBQ was Lula Kabob.  A recipe from Uzbekistan.  Ground Lamb with spices, then mold onto a skewer & BBQ, quite good!  Most of the drive out of the mountains was in the dark but looked interesting.  Lots of pine trees & very rugged country.

Yesterday was work out at the gym, Victoria went to the pool which is outside & did laps (she says) but I did find her laying in the sun on a recliner!  Then went to a winery for some wine tasting.  Busy dazs around here.  Time is flying by actually.  Still going for bike rides & walkinng downtown to the coffee shop & enjoying the lazy life.  I think I can handle retirement if I ever get there. 

Almost forgot about Sunday!  We went down to Riverside CA & walked through down town & the Mission Inn.  Ronny & Nancy Reagan got married in the Inn (Scott will like that bit of trivia).  Quite a beautiful building built in the eary 1900's but completely renovated now. 

On the way back from Riverside we stopped & the Box Springs Canyon & did a short hike & drank some wine while enjoying the view of the Valley.  Well this was a long one.  I did add some more pictures to the More Picturess page at the bottom of the blog. Enjoy!

I did do all of this blog yesterday but the computer locked up just when I went to save it so nothig was saved & had to redo the whole thing. Stupid computers!