Day 2, Quartzsite: It's different!

Our first stop, after leaving Phoenix, was in Yuma, AZ., for the Yuma BLM offices. There, you exchange your reservation for the actual passes you put on your camper and tow vehicle. The folks there were extremely patient with our questions, and handed up a sheaf of maps and tips. Then, we began the 90 miles trip from Yuma, to La Posa South, which is the largest of the quartet of sites available in Quartzsite.

We arrived here in the dusty La Posa South camping area...which is 11,000+ acres of (mainly) primitive camping. Since the RTR was over, the spaces were many and varied, and we picked one of the better ones, not far from the fresh water, the dump station, and the pit toilets.

Mainly, because there are no hookups; one can get potable water to put in your rig, and one must take your 'Blue Boy" (a generic name for the towable poop tanks folks use to...well, empty their poop tanks!) to a central dump station. There can be a sizable line of folks waiting to get access, and it's not the rosiest-smelling place....but, it's just part of  the experience of being a nomad!

Once set up--we're here till mid-April--we got to the tasks of knowing our way around the area, and drove into town to scope things out. A sizable contingent of the vendors are still set up in town: rocks, gems and minerals, RV supplies, and a gazillion food trucks are scattered around town. As you might expect, prices here are not very cheap, but the closest Walmart is in Parker, a 35-mile drive. at a nominal 12 mpg in The Beast, one carefully considers what's worth the drive!

Sorry for the short, boring report: I'm STILL trying to figure out how to attach photos...stay tuned!