Jan 20th to 22nd - QZ, back to Mesa

Jan 20^th – Mon

Marlene made a wonderful breakfast for us this morning which provided fuel for finding a parking spot and walking the big tent where there are a lot of vendors for the RV show.  We all found an item or two.  Clem & Marlene left after going through the big tent and Larry & Barb and we went across the street to Tyson Wells vendors.

We ran out of steam and came back about 3:30 to have a refreshing libation.  Then Terry & I took the motorcycle to look for an RV cover at another area.  We also tried to find Jerry & Becky.  No luck with either one.

No one had to work too hard for dinner as we had leftovers from last night and Marlene put meatballs in the crock pot this morning.  Clem’s brother Roger and his wife Vicki joined us for dinner.  We crashed pretty early as Terry faded fast once we moved inside out of the cooling evening.

Jan 21^st – Tues

This morning we went to Blue Water casino in Parker.  We started with a breakfast buffet after getting player’s cards.  Then we all split up and hit the slots.  When we left about 1:30, Clem & Marlene and I broke even, Barb pulled herself & Larry out of the red and Terry was the big winner. 

We went to a huge “gem” store as Clem said it was worth having a look.  It was pretty incredible.  Then we shopped at a couple of tool places.  We drove through the parking lot at a pizza place and decided it was too crowded to get food in a timely fashion so we ended up at the Quail restaurant for an early dinner.  Our timing was excellent as the place was full and had a longer waiting list when we left.

We sat outside again until it got too cool and we moved inside.

Jan 22^nd – Wed

We all went to the “Rice Ranch” section of QZ to have breakfast burritos and gizmos which are small fry breads with a drizzle of frosting & raspberry jelly.  Terry & I walked across the street to look at leather jackets at a biker clothing store but didn’t find anything to fit me.

We loaded everything up and hit the road about 11.  We stopped for diesel and Larry & Barb bought sandwiches & chips for lunch later.

We unloaded the bike and everything else that had to come out of the toy hauler and backed the trailer back into the storage area.  It was 2:30 when we got to sit down and have our lunch and even then Terry was talking to Ralph & Elsie who drove by in their new motorcycle – a CanAm!

We went to the courtyard to listen to music – The Breeze – and dance.  We heard a gathering at Moe & Trish’s when we came back but I was done for the day so we didn’t join in.  I finally made bacon & eggs for dinner.