Mtn.Valley Retreat Center, mile 101

 We've just finished a delicious frittata accompanied with Ezekiel Seed bread and dark purple seedless grapes. This morning we luxuriated in a hot tub then took a yoga class. Dreaming am I? No this place is for real and we are the lucky recipients of Cheri's vision-the creator of this space. Last night we slept in a tepee and as I blog,Tidy Camper is receiving a shiatsu massage from Cheri. Dirty Burly Girl gets hers this afternoon. 

     Walking through the San Felipe Hills was heinously hot. D.b.g.(Dirty Burly) turned into a walking salt lick. Never in her history as a human being has she sweat this much. That being said this is a place YOU ALL must visit. Blooming cactus (ocotillo , barrel, yucca, teddy bear. chollo et ) are a phenomena everyone should see. In the middle of this apparently dry, arid, brown gray desert are bursts of colour so brilliant it startles the eyes. Magenta, deep purples, emerald greens, bright yellow, sparkling whites pop up and delight the soul. The perfection of the universe cannot be misunderstood in this place. What is most astonishing is that the petals on the flowering cactus are so soft and translucent they look like silken paper mâché, soft and tender wrapped by thorns, pricks and skewers. A beautiful cactus garden planted by whom. honestly I've never seen such an exquisite display of colour and form. Hades and heaven side by side.

     So we're ecstatic and grateful to be here. By the way, did I mention that Cheri the owner of this place knows people that I know? Way out here I continue to see my connection with all beings.

      Wildlife seen to date: bunny rabbits, lizards, a snake (not rattler), a horny toad, a slew of assorted birds, tadpoles in a horse trough. Presently we are in mountain lion and bob cat country. We are looking forward to living in harmony with them.