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Borrego Springs, CA

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

“The Marvelous Wonderettes”

After our adventure on the Country Music Highway yesterday, we headed back to the rigs for an early dinner.  It was my turn to cook.  I had started the frozen pork roast in the slow cooker before I went to bed on Monday, so I woke up to the tantalizing aroma of pork roast on Tuesday morning.  I had pulled the roast apart and let it simmer all day while we were gone.  I must say that my pulled pork sandwiches with homemade cole slaw really tasted good.

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We ate early since we had reservations for the 6:30 pontoon boat cruise on Dewy Lake.  ($6.00)  It was a very relaxing one hour cruise.  The right side of the lake is managed by the Army Corps of Engineers, and we drifted past many of their boat accessible only campsites.  Wouldn’t those be nice places to stay if you owned a boat?

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That lady on the left was born and raised on the mountain in the distance, and remembers having to leave at the age of five.  In order to protect the area from flooding, a dam was built and Dewy Lake was created.  That meant that communities and folks living in the lower areas had to vacate their homes.  There seems to be a common theme to the places I’ve visited lately.  The creation of things like the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and Dewy Lake all involved the removal of people from their ancestral homes for the greater good of the country and all citizens.  While I have enjoyed seeing the beauty of all of these places, I can’t help but sympathize with the sacrifices these people made. 

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After all of the hot temperatures many of us have endured recently, this lake tour was a welcome relief.  The young captain of this cruise snapped this picture of Pam and myself as we made our way around the lake.

We were headed for the main lodge this morning for a free van tour of the state park.  It was worth about what we paid for it since we had already seen most of everything on our own in the last couple of days.  I’d recommend it if it’s the first day you are in the park, or if you are the type that doesn’t investigate things on you own.

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The highlight of the day came after lunch when we went down near the park lodge to see the Jenny Wiley Theater presentation of “The Marvelous Wonderettes.”   ($20.00)  It was a musical originally produced for the New York Stage, and was a fun and entertaining afternoon.  The songs were from the 50’s and 60’s and depicted four high school seniors performing at their prom in 1958 and again at their 10 year reunion.  Photos were not allowed of the performance, so I had to settle for this hand held time exposure of the stage before it began. 

I felt it was money well spent, and truly enjoyed this live performance.  My feet were tapping, I was tempted to join in singing along, and though it was a little corny, I left with a smile on my face.  I can’t think of any other state parks I’ve been in that offered such an experience. 

We’re going to take a day off from touring tomorrow to relax a bit, but I may just attend an activity to make a walking stick.  We’ll see.

Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later,  Judy

21 comments:

  1. Hey, that gal you are sitting next to looks like she could be your sister! Hummm, how did that happen?

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  2. Judy, the Marvellous Wonderettes sounds to me like one of those god-awful afternoon matinee's for really, really old folks! What in the world were you doing there? You got a deal for $20 though as they have one of those shows in Palm Springs called appropriately the Palm Springs Follies and it costs $60 and up. No, I've never gone - as I'm still too young!

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  3. Nice place. Glad you are enjoying your stay.

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  4. Sounds like you had a wonderful afternoon...it's such a lovely spot and I love stage musicals like that. I know my toes would have been tapping too!!! The 50's and 60's had some great music!!

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  5. The boat ride sounds nice and relaxing. What a nice way to see the Lake.
    I would have loved that musical. I love the music from that era. Glad you have a good day.

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  6. I would definitely have enjoyed the music show. That's my kind of music. And a boat ride is always fun. However, those boat camping spots would have to be done with a tent and I don't think that would be fun. If I can't take my RV on the boat I don't want to camp there. lol

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  7. Just found your blog, and began following. Keep the posts and pics coming , as I just adore seeing what everyone is up to out there in RV world. As for me, currently perm. parked... hope to be rolling in the near future, and maybe cross paths with some of you fine folk.

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  8. Well now I want to take that pork roast out of the freezer and throw it in the crock pot! Do you start it from frozen? I never thought to do that, but I guess it would work fine.

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  9. Sounds like great fun. You will all need a vacation after this one.

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  10. sure sounds like you are having a lovely time!!..what a great recap of the sights today!

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  11. Sounds like a great place to stay!

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  12. Nuttin' better than good old music from the era that ROCKED!!! If you ever get to see the musical 'The Plaids' do it! The setting is the 50's too. I am so glad you are getting to do lots of things. Have a great day-week!!

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  13. Sounds like you had a fun day doing something you don't normally do, and the music must have been a real treat to keep your toes tapping! good for you!

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  14. The displacement of people and even whole towns is what happened when they dammed up the Rio Grande to create Falcon Lake in Texas..a real shame..Looks like you are gonna have to find a barn dance to attend..You are really "gettin' down" with the good ol' country folk...Aren't they great fun???

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  15. Thanks for not posting pictures of that pork roast. It sounded so good I might have started chewing on my computer screen!

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  16. Great picture of the two of you!! I'd have loved to have been part of that day. Pork BBQ and 50's and 60's music all favorites of mine. I wasn't lucky enough to get a sister unfortunately.

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  17. The music show sounded like a blast!

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  18. What a find for a park. Looks like lots of fun.

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  19. I know I would have liked the music and I AM old enough to enjoy it!! Boat tours are always nice and relaxing. You know, it is too bad about the folks that were displaced with some of the dam projects. But how would we feel if the populations has proliferated and then hundreds of lives were lost because no flood control was in place? Unfortunately there is never an easy answer to these kinds of dilemmas.

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  20. Relocation was a big issue in the Newfoundland outports as well. Maybe I'll finally get out to the old islands next May when we visit and write a post about it.

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