The past few weeks have been pretty low-key...Steve developed a cold and then decided to share it with me later in the week. Probably caught it in the tent at the RV Show. The week started off with cooler weather, clouds off and on, and lots of wind...usually coming from the south, southwest, odd because the prevailing winds are usually from the north.
I walked into Kuehn Street a number of times, leaving Steve to nap in the afternoon. It's amazing how quickly the vendors pack up and move on. There are still some seasonal vendors left along Kuehn but the tent and vendors in that area are gone...
Friday (Jan. 31) morning we decided to drive to Blythe to pick up some cold meds for Steve, along with a few groceries. It is starting to warm up...the high is 18C/65F today with the temperatures increasing each day over the next week.
Come Saturday (Feb. 1) morning, I woke with a scratchy throat...I really thought with the echinacea and oil of oregano oil I was taking, that I would be able to keep my resistance up, but no...Steve shared his cold.
A brilliant sunrise this morning...
Always lots of interesting vehicles out here in the desert...
By Monday (Feb. 3) I was feeling much better but still had a cough with chest congestion. It was a very hot day...30C/86F so we sat out in the shade behind the trailer knitting and reading.
Terry and Fred picked up some MucinexDM for me while they were shopping in Parker...thanks guys, really appreciate it!
We've had more clouds lately, making for some gorgeous sunsets...
And sunrises...
Steve managed to visit the RC airfield one morning while I was doing laundry. He doesn't have his planes, so it was just to watch the folks fly...
Friday (Feb. 7) morning started with another gorgeous red sky...
Mid-afternoon, we decided to walk into Kuehn Street and see what vendors were still around. The main ones that are there the whole season remain but there were also a number of smaller "transient" vendors still around too...more than in past years.
We stopped for a brew at Beer Belly's Adult Day Care and then walked home, where we sat behind the trailer, out of the wind....wind, stupid wind!
Saturday (Feb. 8) morning my cough was worse. I had decided not to take a MucinexDM last night and I guess that was a mistake. I took one in the morning and the expectorant needed to "catch-up" because my deep chest cough had me trying to clear my lungs all day.
We had plans to go the Blythe Races with Fred and Terry...I cancelled going because of my cough, but Steve decided to go. Terry decided to let the guys have some "guy time", so decided not to go either.
I'll pass it over to Steve....
As you can tell by the lack of spectators we were a little early.
Sunday (Feb. 9) morning when we opened up the blinds, we were greeted with another beautiful sunrise...
It was time to pack the trailer up and take it over to La Posa South LTVA to dump the tanks and fill up the water tank. I have to stay and guard all our worldly possessions 😂. Steve was back and we were all set back up by 11:00...
We chilled for the rest of the day and then walked into Beer Belly's...always nice to get out, have a brew, listen to some music...and people watch!
And...a beautiful sunset to complete the day...
Our fridge and pantry were pretty darned empty so on Monday (Feb. 10) we drove to Parker to stock up.
We've been having fairly cloudy, cooler days recently...and lots of wind...and Wednesday (Feb. 12)
was no different. We had a long walk, and then went into town to fill our drinking water containers...still 5 gallons for $1.00, that price hasn't changed in all of the years we have been coming down here.
That afternoon Fred and Terry picked us up and we headed out on a little sightseeing trip to the Imperial Dam LTVA area. We don't really see what the draw here is...this part is just like a huge gravel parking lot with almost no vegetation. We were amazed at how many people are still here!
A short 13 second video...
With all of wind lately, we were afraid that the annual Quartzsite Desert Flyers Fun Fly would be a bust, but come Saturday (Feb. 15) morning, the sky was clear and the wind, if any, was light. Steve wanted to get there early to get our chairs set up so we arrived just before 8:00. Over to Steve...
Wayne on the left taught me how to fly a few years ago. These are just a few of his many planes...
And that concludes the show. There were fewer pilots this year but the crowds seemed larger.
Fred and Terry arrived late, so really didn't see much of the show...but they joined us for lunch at Silly Al's Pizza...
As we entered La Posa West LTVA, Steve noticed a dust devil coming across the desert so stopped and videoed it...a 50 second video. Luckily it missed our little trailer!
Sunday (Feb. 16) we enjoyed video calls with both of our sons and their families and worked on this blog update.
Steve got the Core Crash game out and set up in some soft sand behind the trailer so it would be ready for when Fred and Terry arrived. They pulled in just before 3:00 and we had fun couple of hours playing four games...and chatting.
And that pretty much covers what we have been up to the last 3 weeks...
