Fun in Quartzsite

Yes, that's me. And yes, he's (almost) naked in the nether parts, except for a bright blue G-string. He is owner of Reader's Oasis, a great used bookstore in Quartzsite, famous for obvious reasons. The sweater is not part of his usual "attire," but it was kind of cold today. Steve, who took the picture, notes that I'm standing kind of far away, and thinks it's because I'm still a good Catholic girl at heart. So far, this has been the highlight of our Quartzsite, but then I'm easily amused.

We went to the RV show yesterday and it was disappointing. Lots and lots of stuff, less than half of it directly related to RVs, and much of it junk. One good thing was that we were able to find window awnings for less than half of what we'd priced them for elsewhere, and they do on-site installation. Not THEIR site, but YOURS! We gave them directions to our campsite ("turn right at mile marker 112, turn left at the second set of paper plate signs, drive along the wash until you see a Winnebago View"), and 45 minutes later the guy was there installing them. Very cool!

This morning we went to LaMesa RV for lunch. They serve a free pancake breakfast and a free lunch every day, with no sales pitch. We sat with some really nice people who turned out to be from Logan, Utah. This is their fifth time in Quartzsite, and they gave us lots of ideas of things to see and do, including Reader's Oasis. This afternoon we followed a 4 wheel drive road up into the Plomosa Mountains, armed with a map they drew on a napkin and a book we bought at Reader's Oasis called Guide to Arizona Backroads and 4-Wheel Drive Trails. It was a fun trip, and the book should come in handy as we travel along. Then a trip to the laundromat and back to camp. We'll pull out tomorrow, heading vaguely toward Yuma. The Logan folks drew us another map on yet another napkin of a place they like to camp near there.