Note: Sorry, I have gotten really behind on my posting!!! I have put 4 new postings (from Christmas until now) on at the same time to catch up the last couple of months! Hope none of you get too bored reading it all. I will try to keep up a little better!
Colorado River Oasis is an RV park in Ehrenberg, AZ, along the Colorado River, which separates Arizona and California.
When we cross the river into Blythe, CA, to shop or go to Church, we gain an hour. But, when we go back home, we loose an hour! It gets kind of hard to keep the time straight!
It is different being in a park with gravel, cement, and electricity again, after being in Wikieup for two months. Terry's sister, Lolita, and husband, Bob, were already in the park and we were able to park right next to them. Uncles John and Gary (they are our age) came for a couple of days and were in a KOA park just across the river. We also got to see several people who were staying in near-by parks who were from Emmett. So, we did a lot of visiting the two weeks we were here.
The hardest part is being so close to your neighbors! It is sometimes literally wall-to-wall RVs in some of the parks. It is a good thing we like people. If you didn't, you certainly would not like this kind of lifestyle. One thing about it, if you don't like your neighbor, you just move in a couple of weeks! It is pretty easy to meet new people and some of them actually become good friends.
The Colorado River was pretty low when we were here. The main river is on the other side of this island that is formed by a tributary along the park.
They even have a boat ramp in the park. It would be fun to some day bring our pontoon boat with us and take it out in the Colorado and do some fishing.
One of the big reasons we like to come to this area in January is the HUGE flea market that is held in Quartzsite, AZ, which is about 15 miles from the park we stay in. There are acres and acres of vendors and then the RV vendors have a big sale in this huge tent. All of this draws thousands of RVers every year. There is everything imaginable for sale.
Most of the RVers boondock out in the desert. Most places don't cost anything to stay there, but there are no hookups. There is a water truck and a honey wagon for sewer dumping that comes around for a charge, and lots of people using generators. If Ron and Alice, Terry's brother and wife, would have stayed out, we were going to join the boondockers this year. But, we decided we didn't want to do that by ourselves. Maybe another time.
It is hard to imagine how many RVs are parked in the desert. You just have to see it to know what I am talking about!
There was a bad storm while we were at Ehrenberg. There were 80 mph winds and lots of power poles and trees were blown over. A tornado touched down about five miles from us! Who would have thought there would be a tornado in Arizona! Some of the parks in the area had all of the people leave their RVs and go into the clubhouse, but ours didn't. We didn't hear of any RVs that were damaged too badly in the storm, but the Condo was sure shaking!
I just love seeing the orange trees. They seem to be everywhere. A lot of people have them in their yards. I imagine the people in this area would be just as fascinated with an apple tree in our yard in Idaho.
There was a bad storm while we were at Ehrenberg. There were 80 mph winds and lots of power poles and trees were blown over. A tornado touched down about five miles from us! Who would have thought there would be a tornado in Arizona! Some of the parks in the area had all of the people leave their RVs and go into the clubhouse, but ours didn't. We didn't hear of any RVs that were damaged too badly in the storm, but the Condo was sure shaking!
I just love seeing the orange trees. They seem to be everywhere. A lot of people have them in their yards. I imagine the people in this area would be just as fascinated with an apple tree in our yard in Idaho.
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