May 29 , 2014 | La Quinta Resort and Spa (La Quinta, CA)

By luminousprint on May 29, 2014

 This is purportedly a travel blog, but here we are doing the veg out thing at a 1926 Old Hollywood resort. Why? Because the place is amazingly beautiful, an alien cactus blossom out here in the San Bernardino sandy, mineral landscape.

I drove the car out to the Tesla Service Center in Palm Springs this morning, maybe a half-hour away. A service warning light had appeared, and one of the three coolant pumps that cools the Lithium battery array had sent a signal to the neural networking at Tesla’s HQ. So brought it in for thermal diagnostic testing. Had a wonderful time talking with Alistair there when he took me back to La Quinta. After servicing the vehicle they would’ve been glad either to drive or flatbed it back, my choice. They replaced a coolant pump, cleaned the car beautifully, and it’s now charging at a NEMA 14-50 in the garage here at La Quinta Resort. There is no car service like Tesla provides elsewhere on this planet, I believe.

Tonight we’re going to the street fair in Palm Springs. They have one every Thursday night.

Later: we had dinner at Pomme Frite, award-winning Belgian bistro (50 kinds of beer) on S. Palm Canyon Dr. in Palm Springs. I had the signature Pommes Frite dish and Susan Coq au Vin.