Is There A Ghost In The COMET HOUSE?

 Got a busy day today. After our signature breakfast, which is crispy rolls with jam, some cheese, scrambled eggs and coffee, we did a morning walk with Dixie. And that way I found out that the main road was now fully drivable. A fellow camper had paid the operator of a grader to come in and fix all the roads in the area. That was yesterday, and the sun had now dried out most of the mud. That meant we could leave for our next adventure.

Destination for Friday is set to Holtville Hot Springs, California. 

The Hot Springs have always been the place we had turned to when other destinations hadn't worked out.

One year we were on the Florida Panhandle, when it got extremely cold and icicles grew from our trailer. We left and went...to the Hot Springs. Another time we tried southern Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. It started drizzling and stayed on for a full week turning everything into mud. We left and went back to the Hot Springs. So now you understand....Mexico, and then the Hot Springs.

But back to our agenda today.

In order to cross into the US, we were in need for a "Screw worm certificate" for Dixie. So our appointment with an approved vet was at 10am. The vet checked out Dixie and we left with the desired paper. 

While returning to camp we visited the "Comet House", an abandoned structure high on a hill. It is a building constructed around an atrium and it certainly gave us eerie feelings. What kind of people had lived here, how old was the building? The center is marked by a beautiful star built with blue tiles, and we believe that there once was a fountain in the middle.

The location offers stunning 360 degree views, and we could make out our RV in the far distance. 

The Senora

There are plenty bougainvillea growing all around the building, as if they want to hide the decay, by making it all more beautiful.

The following afternoon was dedicated to prepare for departure in the morning.

After a month of staying in this spot, there seemed to be half a million things to do. The last thing was loading the car onto the trailer, which is quite the precision work. Tying it down takes quite a while as well.

Finally, it looked like there was nothing more to do than sitting down for supper, which had been prepared by Bea.

While we had been busy in the afternoon, our very smart dog Dixie had found out what was going on. She tried to stay as close as possible, reminding us not to forget her  and before I got back in the bus I found Dixie whining in front of the screen door, waiting to be let inside.

So, hopefully, tomorrow we will have great day of travel up north. 

Stunning views from the Comet House