The big RV show is over and many RVers are headed home but the fun isn’t over yet. Winter snowbirds are still here for another 1-2 months. The desert is still dotted with them everywhere. While some vendors have left, most are still here and new ones are setting up for the next shows. Currently, the Craft and Gem Show is going on in the Big Tent and after that the Car Show will take over. Check the events schedule for more. There is still plenty of shopping to be done.
The other day I checked out the venues I had missed previously and bought some tools I needed. For lunch, I headed over to Sweet Darlene’s which appears on the Quartzsite DVD. Pies were flying off the shelves and the Philly cheesesteak sandwich was delicious! I also highly recommend the cinnamon rolls which are very big and much cheaper than the ones sold in Tyson Wells. The service is pretty bad unfortunately but if you have time to wait, the food is good and reasonable.
Make some time to drive around town and along the outskirts. Celia’s Garden is a nice place to stroll and ponder. The RC model plane airport is an interesting place to watch big boys fly their toys. There are very old abandoned cars out in the desert washes to remind us of the good ol’ days. There are also some interesting sub-communities out on the edges. I stumbled into one modern community with paved streets and lovely low brick walls that define and separate plots of mobile homes, park models, motorhomes, 5th wheels, and travel trailers under metal pole canopies. It is an interesting mix side by side.