May 10th

Our drive was a little longer today to Palm Springs (Cathedral City). After we checked in we called our friends from South Dakota (Bonnie and Ruebe) and we went over to where they are staying. We took a quick dip in the pool here, actually there are two nice nice pools at this park.
There was a street fair in Palm Springs that blocked off the main street. We attended the fair and ate the famous street fair food as we wandered our way through it. The story goes that when Sonny Bono was Mayor of Palm Springs, he wanted to have a Street Fair on main street which was a State Highway. The state said they couldn't close down a state highway so he designated another street to be the state highway then he could close the main street for the street fair.
The next day we rode the tram that takes you to the top of a mountain It has a large viewing area and restaurant. (picture) You ride in a cable car that is all windows and the view is awesome. (Picture) More swimming when we got home. It was a great day.
The next day we picked up Bonnie and Ruebe and we took a tour of the movie stars of Palm Springs. They showed us Bob Hopes home where he entertained. It was given to him by Chrysler Motor Company it is approximately 10,000 square feet. Bob had a smaller home down in the city where he lived. He only entertained in the larger home that was up on a knoll and had a view of Palm Springs.
We were shown the home where Elvis Presley was going to be married. (picture) Everything was being prepared for the wedding, when the neighbor "Hedda Hopper"was out early walking her dog and saw all the caters vans and commotion. Being the famous gossip reporter that she was, she asked them what was going on there. One of the workers slipped and told her that Elvis Presley was getting married there that evening. By noon the street was lined with cars on both sides for blocks and to Hedda's disappointment the wedding was relocated to Las Vegas where Elvis and Priscilla were married.