It’s been a mystery to us what all the fuss was about, but
after seeing it for ourselves – we get it! The town itself is nothing to write
about other than it is congested, jam-packed, and swarming with RV’s and people
from all over. Many of those same RV’s are “packed together liked sardines”…however
we are not. We are camped out in the Sonoran Desert –
boondocking actually. In layman’s terms…that means without any hook-ups like
water, electric or sewer. So being self-contained in our Winnebago Adventurer
it’s not a problem to get away from the masses and make periodic visits to the
town!
The main purpose for people flocking here are the shows – all kinds from RV, Sports and Vacation, to Hobby Craft and Gem shows to the current Rock and Roll Classic Car show. Quartzsite then has lots to offer. When the shows are not going on the population is about 3, 665 as of 2011, but when the shows are in town, the community swells to many more thousands! Check out this video to get the “feel” and it will help you to understand the craziness and fun of this place!
You can buy almost any and every gadget here and now you are now asking what did we get? Well…the big purchase for me was a $6 rake – and yes now including my “household chores” I can do “yard work!” LOL
For Rick – it was purchasing some LED lights for our RV, not
near as exciting as my rake!
Now after having told you about the numbers of people that
come here, you may not believe what I am going to tell you now!
As we were talking with the camp hosts and picking up our free
BLM 14 day camping pass, another guy came along. We started talking and he said
he had just finished camp-hosting in Death Valley. Really? We have friends and
fellow Glacier National Park hosts who are camp-hosting there now…do you know
them? Well…indeed he did and even took a photo of us to send to them!!! Small world??!!
Not so fast, because when we were in the “Big Tent” in
Quartzsite, I looked over and I saw this woman walking my way. I stopped, and
she stopped, and we moved toward one another and I said…I know you – and she
said yes, I know you too! Well after talking a few minutes trying to figure it
out, we discovered where we had met – in the most unlikely place. A year ago
April we had been at the Winnebago plant in Forest City, IA, and they were
there too. Keeping in mind, in Forest City, we only met about 10 people.
NOW…that’s a small world!!!
So for the remainder of today and tonight, our final night
before heading towards Phoenix and the McDowell Mountain Regional Park
we are going to enjoy the scenes from our secluded campsite.
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