First day of Quartzsite Big Tent Event

We drove the 2 miles from our QZ camp to experience the first day of the Big Tent Event. We hadn't planned to go on the first day, wanting to avoid the big crowds, but our friends were leaving early and it would be the best day for them to see it all. So we got up early and drove down the road. And we were very surprised to not find the same large crowds as last year. We were directed to park around the back of the tent and had only a very short walk to the entrance. We saw all the vendors inside and outside the tent in a couple hours. It seems like the tent is a lot smaller than last year, with not as many vendors. The crowds were there as we remembered though.

The second day of the RV Show found us once again making the same trip with some other friends who were only going to be around for a day or so. We were happy to drive them to the tent on Sunday morning, especially when we found hardly any cars in the main parking lot at 9 AM! We parked right at the main entrance and walked the inside and out once again. I even found a cheese grator that I wanted to buy. Hand-powered for times when I don't have electricity, like now. We looked at a few of the new and used motorhomes for sale, just for kicks because our friends wanted to look. They'd like to trade up someday, but we're very happy with our 2008 Cayman. The crowds were very light, almost non-existent, which made for easy walking.

The rest of Sunday afternoon was spent in our coach with friends watching the Arizona Cardinals win their football game and then the Steelers win their game. I guess our motorhome might have been the only one with the game on. Whenever there was loud cheering and yelling everyone could tell we'd made a touchdown. We enjoyed some snacks during the game and topped the day off with a huge potluck.