The Road To Yuma

Stopped raining and it's windy and cool. This ralley is put on by the Family Motor Coach Association (FMCA) and is the International Organization which we belong to. We are members of the Coach House Owners Club and they're a chapter of FMCA. There are about 350 coaches and 700 people at this rally.

We went to breakfast and I made plans to go to the "Red Hatters & Ladies Lunch" with Marcie. Then Ken and I took off to go exploring. We took Rte 95 S which is the road to Yuma. It was a beautiful drive. The water that was "gushing" through the washes and over the roads last night is pretty much gone now. The road took us through the Kofa Mountain Wildlife Refuge. We took a side road that lead into Kofa Canyon. The road wasn't too bad at first but then started to get muddier and soft from the rain so we stopped, took picures, and turned around. Ken is now talking about trading the HHR for a Jeep.... He would love to have a 4 wheel drive so we could explore more (hmmm). Further down the road to our right was the Chocolate Mountains (and they are chocolate brown). Soon we entered the Yuma Proving Grounds where they tested missiles and rockets. Lots of signs that say danger - guess you don't go hiking across this area of the desert!

We headed back to Quartzsite so I wouldn't be late for lunch. We passed some of the Long Term Visitor Areas where RVer's can stay for the entire winter. They are Bureau of Land Management sites. They have beautiful mountain views and you get to pick your own piece of desert to live on!

Back at camp I'm off to the Red Hat Ladies Lunch. The Red Hatters tell me they just want to have fun... and we had a great time. Seeing all the red & purple hats and how creative designs and decorations was interesting. The entertainment was a fashion show where our lovely "male" models from 'Husbands of the Rally' showed us the latest styles in purple 0plastic table cover dresses with feather fans and sequin purses. They were really good sports!

We hung out for the afternoon and about 4ish we headed to the Grubsteak restaurant for all you could eat Fish Fry for $9.99. We though 4ish would let us beat the rush - oops - everyone else in Quartzsite was there! There was a 1 1/2 hour wait and they weren't taking names any more.. guess everyone knew happy hour was from 2pm to 4pm. If your in Quartzsite this time of year be sure you go for happy hour so you can make dinner!

We had dinner at the Palo Verde Cafe and then headed back to camp for the entertainment. A husband and wife duo Kay & Ron Rivoli are signer songwriters who have performed with many featured artists. They are also fellow RVer's -and their songs reflect life experiences along the hi-way and bi-way like 'Making The Road Home' and Bury Me in WalMart-so my wife will visit me! Their show was high energy and great humor.The two hour show went really fast. The Rivoli Review was a great cap for the night. They will do a patriotic show tomorrow night and we are looking forward to it.