Quartzite, Arizona

We left Joshua Tree NP, spent one night in Blythe, CA (should be named Blight - apologies to the people who live there but....) and then came to the Alfa rally in Quartzite. This is the big "boon docking" area where 700,000 to 1 million RV'ers flock every January for the big rock, gem and mineral show and the huge RV show. There are hundreds of all types of RV's for sale - new and used - plus after market RV accessories and vendors selling everything you didn't know you needed and plenty of stuff you certainly don't need! The desert is full of RV's for as far as you can see!

The Alfa Roadrunners have been meeting here for a week of camaraderie and shopping for several years. They have an area they come back to each year with a big "Alfa" circle made with rocks and a large campfire pit.  They just "circle the wagons" and park anywhere. There are no hook ups so we need to watch water usage - good excuse to use paper plates and not have to wash dishes but hard to rinse all the dust off with minimal shower time! The weather has been glorious - cool in the mornings and nights but in the 70's during the day - almost 80 yesterday.

This experience has been on our "bucket list" for quite awhile and we are certainly glad we came but it definitely is not an experience we will repeat! A week in the dust and dirt is way too long for me and we saw enough junk the first couple of days for Roger to give up anymore shopping! I have been bored enough to clean but there is no sense in that until we drive out of the desert! One good thing - we got the window next to the driver's seat taken out and cleaned - it was "fogged" - easy to get it good and dry out here!

Roger is laughing at all the "potions" I am using - the air is so dry that I can't use enough face cream, skin lotion, Vaseline, Visine, chapstick, or sun screen to keep me from feeling "reptilian!"

We are leaving Sunday for Casa Grande where we will stay until mid-April. We are looking forward to settling in for awhile. Having fun but missing all of our Florida friends!