Friday we arrived in Quartzsite, AZ to meet up with a group of RVing friends. This place is hugely popular for winter RVers because it's extremely inexpensive. Many folks will spend several months out in the dispersed camping areas of the BLM desert land where there is no electricity, no water, no sewer dumps for miles and miles. They have it down to a science. They have water tanks in their trucks to haul fresh water out to their RVs and then another tank to take the waste water back out to a dump station. Many have several solar panels installed on their roofs to help keep their batteries charged.
We are not that adventurous. We are staying in an area of BLM land that is minimally developed for camping. There are a few sewer dump and fresh water stations located in the area as well as portapotties. And there are a few paved roads to get you out into the camping areas. Then you pull off into the desert - which is hard ground around here - and set up camp wherever you want.
There are 8 RVs and 17 people here from our group so far. More should be arriving this weekend.
One of the gals, most of us call her Mama (though she is nowhere near old enough to be any of our mamas), was brave enough to offer to make dinner for everyone tonight! She has a delicious salmon recipe that we will all get to enjoy. Luke helped a couple of the guys build a large firepit, so tonight hopefully we'll all gather 'round the campfire after dinner. Tomorrow night is a potluck.
In addition to being the winter home of thousands of RVers, Quartzsite also has what has to be the worlds biggest flea market. Vendor tents stretch for miles along the frontage roads next to the highway and there are organized "shows" in the Big Tent a few times a year. This week is the 26th annual Sports, Vacation and RV show. After that is a Hobby, Craft and Gem Show and then a Rock and Roll Classic Car Show. Unfortunately we are only staying through Monday, so we'll miss the Gem and Car shows.
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