FINDING FLEAS

Now that we have a must get home date (day after tomorrow), yesterday morning started off with a little bit of urgency.  Knowing that we would have a hard time walking through all of the flea markets in just a couple of days, we knocked out two of the bigger ones by early afternoon. 

Tyson Wells, and Rice Ranch are both located on the south side of the freeway (I10), and we can cross those two off our list.  Finding that perfect treasure, or the latest and greatest gadget, seems to be getting a little more difficult.  I found a few things, but by the end of our several hours of walking past hundreds of vendors, my bag was actually quite small.  We had some pretty darn good BBQ chicken & ribs for lunch outside the south end of the big tent, then drove back to the motor homes parked out in the desert.

We had an expected visit from some friends, who drove down from where their motor home is parked on the Colorado River near Parker.  Len & Ellie Meachum, and Doug Dufek are friends that we first met when we worked the NHRA drag race circuit back in 2002, and 2003.  Len, Ellie, and Doug were also contractors for the same company that we worked for, and in addition to those racing years, we've worked other events with them, such as the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas, and the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction in Scottsdale.  Len & Ellie just finished a 7 month gig, working a gate at the oilfields in Texas, and Doug just finished working the recent Barrett-Jackson event.  It was great to see our friends, and to catch up on all of their recent experiences and adventures. 

By the time our second campfire had died down, we called it a day, and are looking forward to seeing Bob & Diana Rush, who are driving down later today from their winter home in Lake Havasu.  We last saw them when we parked at their summer home in Enterprise, OR, on our way north to Alaska.