Quartzsite and Hemet

Thursday - Friday, Nov 17 - 18

Two travel days left.  The run to Quartzsite was a couple hundred miles and we were in by 1:30 PM.  It was mostly uneventful until we left the freeway.  Junior, the GPS, got the directions wrong and we didn't wind up at the campground.  I gave them a call and they directed us in.  Seems we were a couple of blocks off. 

After getting setup we took a drive to Blythe, CA.  We are planning on a campout with friends there in January.  The park that was selected doesn't get good reviews on rvparkreviews.com so we thought we would look into it.  Some of their advertising is a bit deceptive as all of their sites don't have sewers but they do offer a honey wagon.  It is suppose to be part fishing trip but the Colorado River is pretty low right now.  Don't know if there will be enough water for fishing. 

It was a quiet night as there is no cable or over the air TV in Quartzsite.  I read and Bill checked things out on the computer until it was time to go to bed. 

Friday morning we were up early and heading to California.  We passed the agriculture check-point with no problems and then set our clocks back one hour.  There was a bit of a breeze in Quartzsite but when we hit the Palm Springs area that turned into a real blow.  This area is famous for its wind.  It is one of the first places they ever put wind machines to generate power.  I don't think there is ever a calm day here.  It was pushing us around pretty good. 

Once we passed through that we weren't that far from the folks house.  We made it in, unloaded what we needed to and settled in for the night.  So that is the end of this trip.  I will post numbers as soon as I get them all.  This also means I probably won't be posting every day while we are here.  I will do a recap unless something exciting happens. 

Enjoy the holidays!