Big Wheels Keep on Turning!...

George looking for seminar material!

 It's been a week since we left the comfort of full hook-ups in Apache Junction and headed out to the desert to host the RV School's annual get-together that coincides with the Sports, Vacation and RV Show in the Big Tent at Quartzsite, Arizona.  We stopped for propane and fuel on the way west.  George decided to ditch the dash cam in favor of a GoPro -- a crazy looking gizmo he wears on his head that holds a camera.  Valerie couldn't help laughing every time she caught a glimpse of him.

Quartzsite, Arizona

   The gathering was great fun!  Generators hummed across acres of BLM land beautiful sunrise to beautiful sunset.  Lots of instructors and students were reunited after some time on the roads.  Inside and outside the big tent there were tons of vendors selling everything one might want for the RV lifestyle.  We managed to get back to the campsite having resisted the temptation to buy anything at all!  As the expression goes when one lives in such a small RV space -- "something in, something out!"  We enjoyed lots of fireside chatter and met many wonderful new friends.  Maybe we'll get the last of the dust out of our coach before we return to the desert next year.

Friends fireside!

   We left friends with heavy hearts and many hugs this morning and made a short drive to Escapees North Ranch RV Park in Congress, Arizona to prepare for the upcoming Escapees Boot Camp this weekend.  George will present seminars and instructors will teach private lessons, and RVers will share lots of information along with plenty of camaraderie.  It will be a busy weekend.  Boot campers always rejuvenate our enthusiasm and remind us of the days when we embarked upon our own adventure.

Gorgeous desert sunset!

   Congress is just a short drive north of Wickenburg and a bit further south of Prescott.  We're working on our travel plans for the year, but for now we've decided our next stop is Las Vegas.  Meanwhile we'll catch up on laundry and blogging, get together with friends, walk the dogs, and continue to plan this year's calendar.

Congress sunsets are spectacular, too!