QZ - Feb 24th to 28th

Feb 24, Saturday
Another fun adventure today - we went with Clem & Marlene to the Desert Bar. It is a bar out in the desert north of Parker. It is about 5 miles of narrow, windy dirt/gravel road off the main road through the hills/mountains. There is no signs or advertising for the bar, it is all word of mouth. It would be quite a surprise to come around a corner of the road and see the bar structures if you weren’t expecting it. It is pretty much open air with roofs over the bars and cooking area and an older bar that actually has walls as well. It is only open on Sat & Sun from noon to dusk - from Labor Day until Memorial Day. There is a band and a small dance floor that is jammed. We had a hamburger for lunch and enjoyed a few drinks while we sat in the sun and enjoyed the music.
We figured that we would have to cook dinner when we got home so stopped at the casino in Parker and ate at the buffet instead. When we got back it was quite cool in the rig so we turned on the furnace and discovered that we were out of propane - oops!

Feb 25, Sunday
Terry knew what he had to do first thing this morning - fill up the propane tanks!
Bob & Sue (neighbors from Bellevue) came to visit today. We had a great time chatting. Went to lunch at Brenda and then showed them around Quartzsite. Even with most of the vendors and motor homes gone, it is an interesting sight for newcomers.

Feb 26, Monday
Kind of quiet again. I got my hair cut. Clem & Marlene came over to barbeque for dinner and then Clem made throwing dice look easy and won as many games as the rest of us together.

Feb 27, Tuesday
We were looking at a pretty uneventful day today so after I went for a walk with Marlene we decided to go to Parker for some groceries and to the casino. I ended up ahead again but, again, not quite enough to cover Terry. But it was pretty cheap entertainment for the afternoon. Our bit of luck did not extend to bingo at the club house in the evening!
It was very windy today and tonight. I went out about 10 and took in our “golfer” in the chair. Terry went out shortly after as there was so much noise that he thought a compartment door was open and he brought in our flags. At 11:30 I went back out and took down the wind chimes so I could go to sleep!

Feb 28, Wednesday
Our old friend Chuck Kambouroff came from Phoenix to visit today. He called Monday and said he would be here today or tomorrow. He called at nine this morning and was already here and needed directions to the RV site. Again, we had a great time catching up. He left shortly after we had some lunch .
The wind continues today. After Chuck left we went to check the mail - still no letter for my green card appointment. So we signed up for the month of March as the whole month costs the same as 2 weeks at the weekly rate. We are going to go stir crazy here but we have no choice until we get the letter.