Whilst it's been annoying to have to stop this early in the trip, I can hardly complain. Right is the view from my budget motel, hardly hardship, but someones got to do it.
Won't fill you in on the dull details of my reroute planning, bike supplies purchases, etc as I'm sure you've all got lives to live.
Only purchase worth mentioning bizarrely was the extra T-shirt. When the shop assistant in the sports shop asked me if he could "help me with anything" I politely explained I was after a T-shirt. "Right before the gun counter sir." "Errrr, what?.......Oh I see, on the rack in front of the wall of sub-automatic shotguns, rifles and ammo...great, thanks for your help." I know I shouldn't be surprised, everyone knows guns are available here, but seriously right next to the mini-league baseball tops? Guess I just thought they'd be in specialist shops, but seeing as I've never seen a specialist gun shop in the states, my error. Shame you can't buy a gun as a foreign national, would've looked flare bolted onto the front of the bike and, at $389 for a sub-automatic weapon, a steal.
As I said yesterday Palm Springs is a cool city, probably only worth a weekend, but definitely worth it. That said I've done none of the galleries, so maybe they'd blow your mind.Route - Palm Springs, mostly in the Motel
Breakfast - Cinnamon roll french toast, butter and maple syrup - Insanely calorific delight from Ruby's Diner
Lunch - Not a chance after that breakfastSupper - Beef Chimichanga - Mexican joint with the word "tacos" in the title (name escapes me), on the strip. Good food, but the wailing sound track at full volume bugged me
