Where are Cheryl and Dennis?: Goodbye Benson, Hello Quartzsite

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Friday – I thought we were all in agreement that we did not need to see the shoot out at the OK Corral in Tombstone but apparently Dennis did. So today we returned to Tombstone. We arrived late morning and there were not many people around. We purchased our tickets for the noon show. We had about 45 minutes to wait so we checked out a few of the shops. Dennis was T-shirt shopping and I was just shopping. He found a t-shirt he liked and I bought a blouse. In another store they had native American flutes and song books. This past summer I had purchased a flute figuring I would learn to play it this winter. I purchased a song book and the sales person also give me a booklet and DVD on how to play and take care of it. Nice! Now I have no excuse to learn to play it.

Back at the OK Corral we enjoyed the show and a movie on the history of Tombstone. Spoiler alert! The shoot out did not actually occur at the OK Corral but in an alley off of Fremont street.

Saturday – We made sure we were at the park today because this afternoon we got to enjoy a unique experience. For weeks we were told to make sure we were here for the steel drum band. If we had never seen them we were in for a treat. Well they were right! Jovert is a steel drum band made up of high school students from Tucson High Magnet School in Tucson. Such a unique sound and very entertaining.

Sunday – Moving day. We left the park around 9:30. The plan was to stop over in Buckeye to meet up with John and Donna. However last night Donna texted me and said John was sick. So on the way we contacted her to see how John was feeling. Donna invited us to her birthday party next Saturday so we decided to continue on to Quartzsite. We will visit John and Donna next weekend.

To avoid Phoenix we took I-8 over to Gila Bend then up highway 85 to I-10 then west to Quartzsite. We had not driven this section of I-8 before and I thought it is one of the most scenic section of Interstate in Arizona.

Monday – Today we went into town to fuel up, shop for a few RV related items at the Tyson Wells market and check in at the Roadrunner Gem and Mineral Club. They were having a basket weaving class so I got to talk with a few people about what it all about. There was another class in the afternoon so I signed up. We drove back to the camper then after lunch I returned to take the class. I learned enough to continue working on the basket over the next week as the next class is not until Monday.

Where we are parked: Quartzsite Plomosa Road Short Term Visitor Area – (33.7674661,-114.1694770) We parked at the extreme eastern edge of the visitor area. The Escapees Chapter 6 and 21 folks are a short walk away. This is free dry camping area with a 14 day limit.

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