Day 15


Date farm owned by a Black couple from Fresno

by the lunch spot


     Waiting for Mike to whip up some leftover curry chicken since our take-out plan from Loco Charlie's fell through due to Loco being closed. Spent much of the day at Sam Cobb's date farm doing a date sampling and a walk in the old grove. Moved on the the Cochella Valley Nature Preserve which is quite something of a watery oasis of water, palms and reeds, a result of cracks in the earth filling up with water from a subterranean aquifer - no dogs. We had a picnic with F and R amongst the giant palms. Off to Costco for various things for various people but no diesel. Guy and girlfriend in hot mustang slowed beside us to take photo of D hanging out the window. Wind blowing dust for miles around.

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