Your Quartsite Questions

[caseyc]

Did I read somewhere we should bring shorts? Is there a jacuzzi at the karaoke bar??

 

[owl]

I would consider it a privilige to show you and anyone else the Q, my rig ,my treat.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Owl, that's a gracious offer. Its an interesting place alright. Tyson Wells stage stop is neat for history buffs and lovers of the old southwest. We are seeing new things every day as we bike around town.

Geeze, been a long time since my last season here. Things have changed, yet its still the same. We like it.
Looking forward to seeing you here.

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Dream on, Casey
Making me wish I was still near some of the hot springs we've been to. I could use a nice soak....followed with a massage from the other half

 

[Roadworthy]

Does anyone know what kind of stuff we need to have ready when we pull in to pay the $180 at the La Posa contact stations? Like...do they want our vehicle registrations, insurance, etc., at hand, or do we just need our driver's licenses, or what? I don't want to embarrass ourselves by having to dig around the motorhome for something we need, when we could just have it at the ready.

 

[wagoneer]

yes and will show you around

 

[Roadworthy]

oh, another question: Anyone want to chime in on whether we should park facing into the wind, or against it? I was thinking into the wind, so that we won't get woken up quite as often from the rv rocking in the wind. But then, if we parked against the wind, if we're outside in chairs when a big wind comes up, the motorhome will block the worst of it. What do you guys think?

 

[WheelEstate USA]

As far as I know you'll just need your DL to register. All our other papers are handy anyhoo.
I can check further tomorrow if nobody pops in on this one.

When are you arriving??

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Thanks Adrian.

 

[Roadworthy]

...and do we maybe want to be against the wind to get a nice cross breeze to cool off the inside of the motorhome at night?

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Thanks b&us!


We are arriving sometime tomorrow. We got delayed today. Depending on how early we're up and out, we'll probably pull into town around noon. Possibly a lot earlier.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Wind shifts a lot. We like our door to the east for the morning sun. Seems to protect our "patio" and haven't had the door ripped out of our hands.

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Its cool enough at night to sleep well with a window cracked, at least for us.

Where are you tonight??

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Roadworthy, I'll PM our cell # if you'd like to meet up after you get grounded.

 

[Roadworthy]

Sounds good, Bindi&us.

We're here. Our kids are having the time of their lives, collecting rocks. I'm wondering how long that will last. Right now, it's keeping them busy. There are quite a few rocks, here.

I'm loving it so far. It's so quiet. Well, it was til we got here, lol. We'll pick a better spot tomorrow, because this is too open, and I don't want to irritate the "neighbors". Tomorrow we'll pick something more sheltered.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Glad you made it. Call when you come into town (cell # in your PM).
Keep the kiddos out there looking at rocks...who knows, might find a big gold nugget

See ya later.

 

[Roadworthy]

Oh, and for anyone who was wondering, when we came into town all we had to do was drive south of the highway (10) on 95. Not to far south, you'll see the first two contact stations (little brown brick huts with brown metal roofing), one on each side of the road. I think the first two were La Posa North and La Posa West. Then a mile or two down, there were two more, La Posa South the left (east) side of the road, and the other one on the right. You pull into whichever area you want, and pull past the station and off to the side so you don't block traffic. Go in and give them your vehicle license plate numbers, and pay the fee. I'm guessing hubby filled out a form, I don't know. They gave him some brochures and the rules, and they came out to stick some stickers on the windshields.

Then you just find yourself a place to park. Apparently if your rig isn't self-contained (with a tank of 10 gallons or larger) yonou're supposed to camp close to the outhouses/restrooms (I think hubby said within 1000 feet, not sure). Quiet hours are 10pm to 6am. No generators during those hours unless you're pretty far away from your neighbors, then they don't enforce it. He said if you have a CPAP machine you need to run, they're more lenient.

We got 3 bars on Verizon close to the contact station, and two bars further out. We've got about two bars where we're at. I'll let you know how fast the Verizon internet feels. We have 24 digital station, using our digital batwing antenna on the roof. We're getting all the major stations, including the CW.

I'll update with more info as I learn stuff. I was surprised the town is as big as it is. I'm happy to see at least two mexican restaurants. There's also a Dairy Queen, a Subway, McDonald's, Burger King, for those that like fast food.

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Thanks for your report Mrs Roadworthy. We'll look forward to hearing what else you find in the area.
It might interest the kiddos to know how and why camels came here. Check that out

 

[Roadworthy]

Will do.

I did tell them about the camels. One of the kids asked as soon as they saw the camel Quartzsite sign, lol.

We came in on a perfect afternoon. Not too hot, not windy, and no sun beating down on us while we got set up. I enjoyed sitting outside. Just too bad we couldn't see the sunset. We are so glad we came. We've only been here a couple of hours, but we love it already.

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I'm shocked we got so many channels, BTW. I expected none, because we got not a single channel when we stayed at the Parker walmart. We're tickled pink to have all the stations. And even though our broadband wifi is only getting two bars, it's doing pretty well. (Hubby just updated--the phones still have 2 bars, but the broadband is getting 3 bars of 4G service.) Pinterest is loading up well (lots of pictures). Can't say about video--we used up too much data at the beginning of the month, so we're not streaming anything for a few more days, until our data allowance matches up to the number of days we have left in the month.

 

[cleanheart]

OMG! Reading this thread is causing me skipping heart beats and shortness of breath! I want to come out so badly I can taste it. Some of my best memories are of living in the desert. I really want to meet everyone and see the "Q".
I'm thinking I need a short road trip to see how I would do in the van with the dog anyway. So I may have to give this some serious thought. Hmmmm....

 

[Roadworthy]

Cleanheart,

If you can, you should. I don't think you'll regret it. I mean, I've only been here for an afternoon, so I might hate it by tomorrow, lol, but I don't think I will.

I'm eager to go "window shop" at a flea market tomorrow. Yay!

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Cleanheart, its an experience you'll never forget. Its been fun for us.

There's market spots all over the place. You can truly shop till you drop

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BTW...remember to carry drinking water along. May be cooler, but you still need to stay hydrated.

 

[cleanheart]

I would have to figure out how to take off work. I work for myself, by myself but would have to give notice. I clean houses and a couple businesses so I'd have to really think this through. Its doable I'm sure and the only thing that would stop me is that I'm saving every dime for my class c in the spring. I may have to wait until next year. Just talked myself out of coming out. Ha! Well I can make it next year I guess. I'll be following your adventures!!!

 

[WheelEstate USA]

Often it takes time to realize a dream. Our "Roam" wasn't built in a day either.

 

[AltTransBikes]

Our "Roam" wasn't built in a day either.

Heh, good one. I'm gonna steal it.