Window Shopping for Fun, Smaller Happy Hour Again, Happy Birthday

Quartzsite, AZ

On Friday, Jan. 24^th we were up together by 7 and when Bill’s coffee was finished, we went for our walk. Nothing better than watching that beautiful sun come up over those mountains. We counted 10 rv’s in line to dump with more coming so told Bob and Jo-Anne that when we returned to camp. They were packing up and leaving today and by the time we got back, they were ready to say goodbye. After hugs, I made sure to visit Higgins in the truck to get and give my hug and kiss to the little guy.

Another pretty start to the day

We knew there would be wispy clouds most of the day
but this sun was still ever present making it very warm

These saguaros in the sunlight were healthy and beautiful

I planted a couple of rocks the other day
One was picked up but this one was still here

This was a surprise to us as we didn’t know they had planned to move on until yesterday after Happy Hour. I’m under the impression that we’ll meet up again in a couple of weeks and we all wished them farewell and safe travels. Bob has family in the Palm Springs area so they’ll get a nice tour around there. Bill and I each had a bowl of oatmeal and he and Keith took turns having a shower. Then we all drove into town to do our yearly window shopping at the RV show.

Bye Higgins!

Bye guys!

We like walking through some of the motor homes and then some of the 5^th wheels. After going a few together, Keith wandered off on his own to Tyson Wells for some flea market shopping. Bill and I eventually made our way over there as well and each found an article of clothing for a really nice price. Turns out, as we found out from Ken later, the owner of that booth is selling out. That’s why the deals were so good. 😊 Works for us!

There were a few nice motor homes but this Solitude was the best
5th wheel we've seen
Front bedroom, Centre kitchen, Back raised living room
giving this huge under belly storage
No, we're not in the market!

When we left there, we made a couple of other stops. One was to get our 5-gal jug of water filled, a whole $1! Next Bill drove out to Jim Colwell’s place so I could get a few pictures of the place. Jim is who the Quartzsite flying field is named after and he and his wife have quite the amazing ‘shop’ (for lack of a better word) at their residence in the Q.

this is Jim's residence and shop on Datig Ave.
Nancy, see the quilt over the door to her shop?

Jim entertains his hobby of rc planes in a large section and his wife does the same with the other portion of the shop with her quilting. Wow! That is all I can say to go along with the few pics I took.

The quilt in process

Her sewing room

Upstairs where you really had to duck your head
his storage are
I don't know if you can see all the wings staged on the right
and fusilages' nose down in a rack in the centre
but there was no shortage of plane parts up here

From there we drove home. I felt whooped and hungry so when we got home, rather than having bacon and eggs, Bill made himself a peanut butter and cheese bun and I made up another taco with all my own fixings. It was filling along with my coffee. 

Bill and Jim poke through a couple of new kits
that were purchased from an auction estate

Look up

Look way up
This is a personal collection

 There weren’t enough dishes to worry about so Bill went out to help Keith work on one of his planes. He’d had a problem with it in yesterday morning’s flight. Next thing I knew, they were loading it up to go back to the ‘shop’ where Jim has an open repair shop, with all the tools and materials, for any club member. Both Keith and Bill have paid the $10 yearly fee to join.

The still bustling town of Quartzsite and the mountain
can be seen over the tent tops
The Big Tent is on the far left, all the rest
are Tyson Wells' vendors

Back at camp, Bill and Keith worked on Keith's plane
before taking it into town

I was quite content here at home and had no responsibility to anyone other than myself. Ken and Kim had just returned before they left so I wouldn’t be here alone. Not that that would have been a problem in daylight. At night, it would be a different story. I got so engrossed in my book outside in the sun that I may very well finish it tonight. It is such an enjoyable read! Kim joined me with her book but we ended up chatting for most of the time.

My lunch taco and cottage cheese

When Ken, Tom and Deb walked over with their chairs, one of the smallest H.H.’s in a while took place. The party broke up before 5 and with Big Red not between us and the western sky, both Kim and I had sun on our patios until it dropped below the mountain. 

Kim and Ken

Bill texted at 5 to say they were on their way home but I had no cause to move until they returned. Supper was just burgers so he lit the Weber closer to 6. I was happy for Keith that he was able to get things back up and running.

Deb and Tom

And soon the small group departed

I made up a salad for our supper (you know, the open bag deal) and had my burger without a bun and also ate my leftover dog from yesterday’s lunch. It was a tasty supper and whether we needed it or not, we each had a dish of Caramel pecan ice cream. Yum, it has been a while. 

I had a clear view of the sun dropping without moving at all

Burger, dog and salad

Dessert

I’ll have to walk extra tomorrow to pay for it! Many rv’s have pulled out over the last couple of days, although in town it was still very busy. Hopefully, I will be able to post my blog tonight.

This cloud was intriguing as it went through
changes from the sunset

I took more pictures than this but you
get it :)

As I was taking pictures, someone else was doing the same
Ha ha

 I downloaded pictures and moved them into Picasa. I played my Scrabble games online and the rest of the evening is history. I hope you’ve enjoyed your day as much as I have. The weather at 73F was gorgeous!

Good night all!

One more thing about today. It is Bill's youngest sister's birthday.

Liz and her newest grandson
Happy Birthday Liz!

Thank you for dropping by!