A Hug-filled Escape to Quartzsite

Escapees estimates approximately 400 attendees at their first Quartzsite happy hour!

      We joined the Escapees RV Club the first year we became full-timers, and we are so glad we did! We have learned so much and met so many kindred spirits who always greet us with a hug.  Today we  took a gorgeous drive about 75 miles north on Arizona Highway 95 past the vegetable fields and the Yuma Proving Grounds to attend one of two Escapee Happy Hours in Quartzsite.  

Yuma County grows 90% of the winter vegetables consumed by the U.S. and Canada

Yuma Proving Grounds is a large Army installation about 30 miles north of Yuma.

      Apparently, we didn't look suspicious and quickly passed through the Border Security check point in the northbound lane.

Thankfully, there was not a long line at the Border Security check point.

Quartzsite, located on I-10 in the Sonoran Desert, is the RV Boondocking Capital of the World. 

      Hugs were abundant, and there was music, great food, great conversation and numerous reunions with friends we have made over the years.  There will be a second get-together tomorrow, but Valerie has a dental appointment in Algodones, Mexico, so we won't be able to attend.

Former RV School owners, Dennis and Carol Hill, pose for the camera.  Check out their travel blog http://rvdrivingschool.blogspot.com

      We anticipate that we'll have more time to socialize with Escapee friends next week during the RV School's annual Quartzsite gathering.  Preparations are well under way, and we are looking very forward to lots of hugs and campfire stories out under the stars in the Arizona desert.

Village People impersonators -- or wannabees, are having a GREAT time!

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