The Desert

We are now in Palm Springs! We are actually staying in a little town called Desert Hot Springs just 20 minutes outside of Palm Springs. We were originally going to spend a couple of nights on the beach at Carlsbad, but a really bad storm was on the way so we thought it better to get outta dodge!!

We had a good couple of last days in San Diego. On Wednesday we did a boys-girls day. Kellee went to a fancy pants shopping mall and did some serious shopping (gone from 9-3) with Emilee. They boys and I stayed at the trailer park and sang lots of songs, played basketball, video games, ate tonnes of junk food, and played on the beach. It was a blast and I think Kellee really appreciated being alone for a while.

Then on Thursday I did something completely random. I heard that the San Diego Museum had a special exhibit featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls. For those who don't know what they are, they are the oldest existing copies (that we have) of Biblical and non-biblical writings. I had the privilege of seeing copies of Leviticus, Isaiah, Psalms, Job, Deuteronomy, and others dated between 265 BC - 60 AD. It was awesome.

When I got home we piled in the car and here we are in Palm Springs. We don't know how long we are going to be here and we don't know where we are going next. So far Palm Springs is quite dry and sandy with lots of Palm trees. Hopefully it gets better.