Somehow, Quartzsite, AZ just doesn’t feel like home to me this year, but I am settling in. I may be looking for new adventures after this winter. Dealing will dusty old rocks may not be in my best interest health-wise. Time will tell.
Pulled into a free two-week camping area and got a permit. Most of my time this winter, and it will be a short season for me, will be spent on private lands. I will have no pubic camp this year and will have to visit with people in their camps or meet them in town.
But for right now, I found a tree to call home…
… and went walking in just my flip-flops and shower wrap-a-round, cause there ain’t nobody out here.
Just wide open spaces and the ol’ SwankieWheels rig.
Just got busy enjoying the sunsets, sunrises, the ol’ tree and desert plants.
Off-loaded the kayak and got it covered up with a tarp. Set up a place for water jugs, and that’s about it for me. Not setting up my canopy or tents this year.
OK, back to the sunrises and sunsets. Busy busy person.
Learned Freedom America (Amanda) was at the library so went by to welcome her.
How will I loose any weight… dug out the solar oven to make sure it still works.
Set about trying to learn how to replace a headlamp in the van… Chevy in Payson, AZ wanted to charge me $75. I’m sorry, but I actually laughed in the man’s face. Drove across the road, bought a $10 bulb and it took me about 15 minutes to put it in… and I had never done that before on a Chevy van. Had to reward myself for saving $65. Ha ha.
Like I said, keeping it simple this winter… my shower, out the rear door of van.
Friends are beginning to arrive, Lou Brochetti arrived with his expanded Vardo… had to add on to the back, back 1/3 is all new, so he had room for his new freezer, and the rest of the room back there is for his musical instruments and equipment. Had to put a whole new frame under the vardo to support the additional weight and more solar on top to support the big freezer. (Oh I wasn’t suppose to tell about the freezer, as too many people might want to put Ice Cream in it.)
And more sunsets, here with some rain falling through.
I finally got some of my notecard sets put together to ship out and they look fine.
Quartzsite hasn’t changed… for more click here.
Next week exercise classes, dances, and other activities start up. I plan to exercise daily and go climb Q-Mountain. After a week or so acclimating, I will add my backpack to the climb up and down Q-Mountain. I will resume giving fitness reports then.
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