After breakfast we headed into town to check out the offerings in the tents. Lots of gems and rocks, the usual tools with RV accessories added in. We managed to escape without spending any money. Unfortunately, the big RV show was still being set up so we didn’t get to see everything – though we did walk through some of the other RV setups.

While the class-A’s are nice, and the big 5th wheels, they just aren’t appealing to us. It’s funny, hearing the salesman going through his schpeal, because none of the things he mentioned applied to us. We would want to go smaller, if we were going to get something new, we don’t have kids, don’t want slides, aren’t hauling around golf clubs, etc, etc. Just save your effort and let us wander around to look on our own. There were no class B’s or Airstreams. We’re curious about looking at the RoadTreks and the Airstreams, so eventually we’ll stop at a dealership to check them out just out of curiosity. But I guess not here at the show.

Back at home we fix lunch and then pack up to mosey along. Too many people around and we’ve stayed longer than anticipated already. Plus, we need a water refill.

While loading the motorcycle our neighbor, Les, comes over and introduces himself. Wanted to let us know that we’re right next to a group so more people will be arriving. WIN – Wandering Individuals Network – a group of singles who gather throughout the country. He said that he lives in his RV for about 8 months of the year and spends the rest of it bicycle riding across the country. Sounds like someone we’d really enjoy chatting with, but not while we’re in the middle of loading up and heading out.

On up the road to Parker, we stop at WalMart to resupply. The place is wiped out and still very busy – all of the RVers are more than they are prepared for – but we manage to get almost everything off our list. Continuing on a bit we stop at the La Paz County Park. It’s got hook-ups so we can refill our water and enjoy a bit of electricity without running the generator. The hot-air balloons aren’t for another couple of days so we pay for two nights. There’s something to be said for staying more than a night – hooking up in the evening and then unhooking the next morning is a bit stressful. (The water doesn’t taste so great, though, so we’ll be paying to fill up some drinking water, methinks.)

Settled in, we grill supper.