Casa Grande, Arizona: Water Volleyball, Pickle Ball, Lawn Bowling, & Dry Camping No More

We left Quartzsite this morning. Most of our fellow Tiffin owner' s left today as well; there were only a handful of Tiffin coaches left in our patch of the desert however we passed 1000's of RV'ers who were sticking around for the last few days of the event. I think the RV show ends Sunday however the Antique Car Show starts Monday -- something like that.

And of course, the Gem & Mineral show does not seem to stop at all; it runs concurrently with the RV show & the Antique Car show and any other show Quartzsite decides to host.

All in all, this was definitely an experience I'd recommend to any RV'er; everybody should attend at least once. And many of the people there attend every year. Not sure MLA & I would attend every year however if we are in the area I would definitely visit for a day or two.

I think one reason so many people return year after year is that many group and associations get together in the same spot with many of the same people year after year.

Sometimes the affiliation is the brand of RV, like Tiffin or Bounder, etc. Sometimes the affiliation is by on-line forum, like IRV2 or Happy Trails. Sometimes the affiliation is by interest, such as radio controlled airplanes or shortwave radios, etc.

I'm sure there are many, many more affiliations that I did not see. It was really incredible to see some places with over 40 people sitting around the campfire. One group we saw had people around the campfire at breakfast and dinner. Probably lunch as well however MLA & I were gone during lunchtime.

As I said, it was a lot of fun. That said, MLA & I wanted to hit the road. Our holding tanks were full so it was either move the RV to a campground with hook-ups or deal with emptying the tanks.

We had see (and spent) enough so we hit the road; about 4 hours later we pulled into the Palm Creek RV & Golf Resort in Casa Grande. This is the same place we stayed at in last October for 2 weeks, playing water volleyball and in general having a great time.

So we decided to try this for a month. If we continue to like it and use enough of the facilities to justify the (high) monthly cost we'll extend another month. Otherwise we'll find a place with fewer amenities at a greatly reduced cost.

We are all set up on our new site: levelers down, slides out, water , sewer & electric connected, chairs on the patio, light string around the patio, etc. Feels good.

We had a little rain here this evening which is not a common experience however it did wash the dust away and gave everything a nice fresh glow. Tomorrow, weather permitting I head up to the pool for some water volleyball. Plus I want to get into the Pickle ball league and maybe even the Lawn Bowling league.

I didn't give much thought to Lawn Bowling at first; it didn't seem like it would require a great deal of skill. That was before I found out you play with a lop-sided ball. When you roll the ball it will not go straight, it curves. Something about that has me intrigued to the point where I want a shot at that game. We'll see.

See Ya!