On the day we planned to leave Phoenix we noticed that Liam's lymph glands were really swollen and coupled with his complaints that he was finding it hard to swallow, we headed for the nearest clinic. $175 later we had a diagnosis of Strep Throat and a $58 prescription for some antibiotics. Prescription filled and having loaded up the car with plenty of fluids, we headed to Palm Springs, California. Initially we had planned to spend one night here, but with the doctor's orders for Liam to rest, that's just what we did; ending up spending four nights, not doing very much at all.
Palm Springs is amazingly hot - 114 degrees. I had imagined the town to be quite small, but it seems to have merged with lots of the other places surrounding it (Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert), so you do end up driving for miles to get anywhere. It has lots of palm trees, as you'd expect and lots of golf courses. And a penchant for naming roads after it's famous residents - Bob Hope Drive, Frank Sinatra Drive, Gerald Ford Drive - you get the idea. It was great to just hang out and recharge our batteries a bit.
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