Gourmet dining in Quartzsite

Here is a sample of some of the food wagons. These were taken in just one area and as the area fills up more come in. They are located in and amoung the vendors, so as you wonder around food is always near. We tried the sweet potato fries (not as good as Johnny's Roadhouse). This blog only lets me post 5 pictures at a time, so I will post the rest in second posting.

pack of old farts

We were watching 7 people help back up this pickup with a quad trailer back up. All were waving their hands, pointing different directions and had the driver completely confused. Jackie would fit in with this group. Not much new to report, the vendors are coming in daily and by the 1st it will be busy here. A couple of these pictures is an area next to the rv park we are in. There is going to be qbout 200 vendors there and a food court. Everyday day a few more move in and some have pallets of rocks staged. Pepper and I walk there to see what new has came in. Light rain today expect a high of 65.

Fountain of Youth !!!!!

1st - I have discovered the fountain of youth. In the few days that we have been here it is clear that I am the youngest person at our RV park and possibly Quartzsite. It is good to be the kid again.

2nd - To all of my friends, especially those back in TRE it is 75 degress here today. I know you guys are not freezing but your not sitting outside having a cocktail! As you can see by the table next to me I spent most of the morning decorating the outside for Christmas. I also have discovered that the couch has a tendency to float here more than anywhere else. Making cocktails, decorating and holding down the couch has wore me out, may have to take the rest of the month off.... let Ole know that I will not be able to work the rest of the year. cheers !!!

Quartzsite stay

We got into Quartzsite Thursday afternoon and have been enjoying the sights. Not a lot of vendors here yet, they come in thru the end of this month and by Jan it will be full. We are in a rv park close to all the activity. This morning I hiked up the peak next to our park and took some pictures. It was a lot more steeper than I thought. Had to stop a few times to allow my heart and lungs to come to grip with this climb. Made it up with the help of a couple elderly ladies. We plan on staying here until after the rv show at the end of Jan. They have about 150,000 people come thru the show. It has a 68,000 sq/ft tent for the show. Today Jackie and I are going to wander around some of the vendors who are set up. The weather is PERFECT !!. It was 68 yesterday with a light breeze, clear skies and a low of about 50.

Arrived in Las Vegas Monday afternoon to visit some friends Carl and Judy. Carl and I were in the Air Force together in the late 1960's to 1971. We are parked near Fremont Street so we could walk around the area, just went there once not much interest in the casinos. We drove out to Hoover Dam and drove across the new bridge. Driving across you can not see anything, they have about 5 foot high concrete walls so seeing down in impossible. Driving across you don't even feel like your on a bridge. If you drive down to the dam there is a area before the dam that you can walk across the bridge. It is done real well, there is a quad that has lots of info on the construction. Played golf with Carl and then had dinner at their house last night. We leave today (Thursday) for Quartzsite Az, we will be staying there for a while. Want to enjoy the Quartzsite experience and catch the RV show. They expect 150,00 people to come to the show. Pepper doesn't like the park we are in, all black top and a nasty dog run area, she will like the next spot we are staying at, desert.

Santa Paula Ca.

We are visiting Jackie's brother and sister-in-law for a few days. Jackie is scared of heights but went up with her brother. He took us both up for a while Friday and then on Saturday. They are only about 15 miles from the coast so we flew some of the coast up to Santa Barbara. The plane is a light sport class, carbon composite construction so it is very light 750 lbs. It even has a parachute ( which we were glad ). We flew over the rv park where we are staying, it is a county park with full hookups and there is only one other rv there so it has been very quite. Sunday we are going to the airport for what they call 1st Sunday. The owners of the hangers open them up so you can tour the hanger area. Leaving here Monday morning and heading to Las Vegas for a few days to visit an old Air Force buddy of mine. Then heading down to Quartzsite Az.

Finally were off!!!!!!!

Well, those of you who were wondering when we would wander we wandered today. Left the kids at Gridley and drove to Paso Robles. We drove 334 miles today way more than we like but the route we took, down I-5 there are no rv parks that would divide up our trip to Ventura ca. Will spend the night here then on down to see Jackies brother and sister-in-law. For the guys I checked the mileage I was getting while pulling the trailer was 13.09 miles per gallon. The truck computor said 14.3 so it is close to what we got. Of course I was driving down the freeway at 25 miles per hour. Not really I kept it at around 60 mph. We are spending the next few days in Santa Paula at a county park. The place we stayed at before has become a KOA campground. They want $49.00 per night to stay there. The park is not worth $25 per nite, we hate KOA's never stay at them, overpriced and overrated. I hear the Scotch bottle being opened.....Oh..Big Larry, tell everyone at the safety meeting I said hello and miss their abuse