Quartzsite, Out and About.

Here in Quartzsite there are an abundant things that will occupy the warm winter days. We opted for a RV park with full hookups for our month right in the middle of town. 

We like it here at Scenic Road RV Park, near town, quiet and loads of activities if we care to indulge.

If you'd like more space, although not guaranteed, you can park for free just out of town on the BLM land. Some land is 14 days free, others are $40 for the two weeks and yet still other spots that cost $180 for 7 months.

We went out to visit with the SKP Boomers about 8 miles from town. SKP is an organization mostly devoted to full time RVer's and the Boomers are SKP's in the baby boomer age. Donna is talking to some of the organizers of the rally. There were 122 rigs camping here...just of this group.

All these RV's are dry camping (no services) within a few blocks of town. Now, you might think these are the "freeloaders", as in Romney's 47% speech, but let me tell you something...there is some money down there in them hills. Just the dark blue motorhome in front was most likely $900,000 new and still way over my budget even today.

Shopping, one of Donna's favorite pastimes, it is much easier when you have your own personal "carry all". :-)

If you can't find what you are looking for in Quartzsite, it hasn't been made yet! Lets say you have a hard to find fork that belonged to dear grandma's flatware box  handed down many years ago. Even if the company had gone out of business before you were born... I'll bet it's right here on this table, and this is only one of the many booths that cater to flatware.

Here in Quartzsite if you see a group of cars or people in one place then something either must be free or really cheap. I mean... admit it, most of us are on a fixed income and just waiting for judgement day, but here at La Mesa Rv.....

Every morning between 8:00 and 10:00 La Mesa gives a wonderful "FREE" pancake breakfast with juice or coffee. Now this is no a one time offer, you can come everyday if you wish...now you know why there are 200,000 grey headed people spending the winter in the middle of the desert.