People who own RVs must be genetically predisposed to gather around a fire each evening. Could it be they have a higher percentage of Neanderthal genetic material than most humans? I know my wife must certainly have inherited the fire building trait from her distant ancestors. Why else would our kids have nicknamed her “Pyro-Mom” during the many camping trips we took as they were growing up.
What’s going on here? We are in the desert so what are those drops on the front window of our RV? Maybe it never rains in Southern California, or so goes the lyrics of that oldies song, but just a few miles across the state line into Arizona it certainly does rain. It put a damper on our potluck dinner, i.e. it was postponed until tomorrow night, but the nightly campfire gathering went ahead as always. As the tagline to this blog says: “Everyday is a New Day”. But some things stay the same.
Taking a walk today we happened upon this piece of desert art. There were no RVs nearby so the creator of this interesting design was nowhere to be seen. It was about 6 feet (2 meters) across, and had several pieces of wood (which don’t show very well in the photo) in the center area. One wonders what the person who created had in mind, and did they think about the fact it would brighten the day of those who happened upon it in the future. Another of the little things that make Quartzsite what it is, much more than just a place in the desert.
Just because we are boondocking in the desert doesn’t mean we have to forgo our normal way of life on the road. Our rooftop solar panels have been fully charging our batteries by 10:30 to 11:00 every morning. This morning we turned on the inverter and watched a number of YouTube videos about Quartzsite on the front TV. When your home has wheels, you always have the comforts of home with you.
Potluck – A meal when everyone brings a dish of their choice to share with the group. Churches are known to be a hot bed of potluck dinners, but RVers are also big on this wonderful taste treat. The best part is you pick what you want to put on your plate by what it looks like. Tonight we all had a good laugh over one dish that looked exactly like a fruit salad consisting of sliced pears smothered in whipped cream. It turned out to be sliced potatoes smothered in sour cream. That is the fun of having a potluck, you never know what it is going to taste like when you take that first bite.
