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Monday, January 14, 2008

A quiet day in the desert

January 14, 2008
Quartzsite, AZ

Today was a quiet and relaxing day in the desert. We collected rocks to circle the fire pit, and finished deploying the “stuff” we carry around (dog pen, outside stoves, etc.). I helped our organizer, Lew Anderson, post directional signs along the roads (and we use that term loosely) running from the main road to the area where we’re parked. There are several more coaches expected to join us over the next few days. Most people are planning to spend a couple of weeks, while the big RV show is on. We’ve got plans back in Phoenix, so we’ll be leaving in a week. Since this is our first time doing the Quartzsite boondocking thing, the one-week stay will probably be a good introduction.

This afternoon, we took a ride to Parker, a town about 30 miles north of here. It’s one of two places near here (the other being Blythe, CA) where there are “real” grocery stores. Over the next week, we’ll poke around in the local stores, but today we had specific things we needed for later in the week when there will be a couple of potluck dinners with the group. Geri’s planned to make Skillet Lasagna and Mexican Sheppard’s Pie, two of our favorite “on the road” recipes. We got everything we need at the Basha’s in Parker, so we should be good for the rest of the week.

When we got back to our space, Geri whipped up some finger food, making a few chicken quesadillas from leftover materials we had in the fridge from Indio. They were quite good, and a good prelude to a nice pasta dinner.

I’m pretty well caught up on postings and pictures, so I think I’ll call it a night…

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