Quartzsite, AZ
On
Friday, Jan. 24th 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.
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| Another pretty start to the day |
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We knew there would be wispy clouds most of the day
but this sun was still ever present making it very warm |
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| These saguaros in the sunlight were healthy and beautiful |
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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.
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| Bye Higgins! |
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| Bye guys! |
We like
walking through some of the motor homes and then some of the 5th
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!
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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.
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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.
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| The quilt in process |
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| Her sewing room |
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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.
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Bill and Jim poke through a couple of new kits
that were purchased from an auction estate |
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| Look up |
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| Deb and Tom |
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| 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.
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| I had a clear view of the sun dropping without moving at all |
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| Burger, dog and salad |
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| 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.
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| Good night all! |
One more thing about today. It is Bill's youngest sister's birthday.
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Liz and her newest grandson
Happy Birthday Liz! |
Thank you
for dropping by!
