A SHORT DRIVE HOME

By the time I packed everything up, and lowered the 3 solar panels, it was around 11am before we pulled out of Quartzsite. We said so long to our friends Jim/Megan Stebbins, Len/Ellie Meacham, and Dave/Betty Buxton. Jim & Megan, and Dave & Betty are hanging out in Quartzsite until they head for Pomona next week, and the first NHRA Drag Race of the season. Len/Ellie are transitioning from the IRL Racing circuit, to NASCAR, and will start the season with the race in Phoenix. We wished everyone a good year, and safe travels around the country.

We enjoyed our week in Quartzsite, and probably would have stayed a few more days if we didn't have a meeting scheduled today with our Thousand Trails camping membership organization. There's been some major changes with the ownership structure of Thousand Trails, and this meeting is supposed to address all of that. I have a suspicion that the focus is going to be more towards selling members an upgrade, and if that's the case, I may just walk out.

If our animals could talk, I'm sure they would have told us that they were glad to be back in the big house. I know it sure is a lot easier to just let Sami out into the backyard, rather than hooking up the leash, and taking her for multiple walks during the day. Gracie has a lot more space to run from room to room, and our water cat spends a lot of time near the sink, just waiting for one of us to turn on the faucet.

Sitting around the campfire day before yesterday.

While I was lowering the solar panels, I snapped this picture of the crew. The motor home on the left is Jim/Megan's, center Dave/Betty, and Len/Ellie's house is on the right.

It's always good to get together with friends in Quartzsite, but, no matter where we travel, it's also good to get home. We'll be here for a couple of weeks before we head to Tucson for our annual gig at the Tucson Rodeo. More tomorrow on the Thousand Trails meeting.