Boomerville Update

 Bob and I left Yuma on January 15 and arrived in Quartzsite about an hour and a half later. We found our way to Scadden Wash where Boomerville was located. We parked our rig in an empty spot and scouted around to see who had arrived prior to us. When we signed in at the tent, we were rig #41. We saved a spot for our friends Connie and Larry. They arrived a few hours after us. It had been 3 years since we saw them.  Notice both rigs are parked to take advantage of the southern sun. All solar panels raised and collecting those rays!

 

 Boomerville is located at the southernmost area of Scadden Wash which is maintained by BLM (Bureau of Land Management). You are allowed to camp free of charge for 14 days before moving at least 25 miles to another BLM area if you want to stay on BLM land. We stayed the full time.

On Saturday there was a Boomer excursion to Nellie E's Desert Bar. Bob and I waited for Larry and Connie to get off work in the Big Tent downtown so we could go together. Bob caught Connie and I exiting the unique women's room. The bar is run completely by solar power.

 Here are Larry, Connie and I  on the upper deck.

  This is a side view of the church facade. Nellie E's is an interesting place to visit, but we can wait another few years before visiting again.

There was a daily schedule of events at Boomerville which included a daily walk at 9 a.m., seminars on boondocking, geocaching, beading, and lots of other things throughout the day as people showed a need. Happy Hour was always at 4 p.m. at the fire pit. Someone somewhere had a fire going at night. If not sitting by the fireside, then it was time for games with Pegs and Jokers being the most popular.

On the last Friday at Boomerville, there was an auction for CARE (an organization within Escapees to help those in need after surgery or needing to hang up their keys in Livingston, TX). Boomers raised over $3000 to donate to CARE.

Our last Saturday at Boomerville, we took Sherrie and Jack geocaching. We found quite a few caches and had a good time.

As it neared time to leave, Bob, Connie, and Larry all got sick. I don't know what they had--bad colds with coughs or the flu, I'm just glad I didn't get sick. Instead of going to the Escapee geocache rally on the other side of Q for 3 days, we stayed at Boomerville. Most of the rigs were gone by the time we packed up to leave. In fact during the 2 weeks of Boomerville over 130 rigs registered. As we drove away, there were only 3 rigs left!

This is the lone saguaro that was near our site. There is a dead saguaro lying on the ground--it looks like a big log.

As we begin the long trek home we hope to see some of our new Boomer friends along the road. We also hope Larry and Connie make it to the east coast  next winter!