Next Rally is in January in Quartzsite, AZ

[Tika]

The next Toyota RV Rally is coming up in January in Quartzsite, Arizona.

The dates are Friday, January 22nd to Sunday, January 24th. This is

during the second weekend of the huge RV show which is held there

every year. Some folks in our group will be arriving as early as

Thursday the 14th, and staying for the entire 10-day show.

The RV show is a really fun event with free admission. A giant tent is

erected with hundreds of vendors that cater to RVers. In addition

pretty much the whole town turns into one giant swap meet with multiple

vendors in every possible corner and location. If you like to shop for

bargains, bring lots of spending money.

We will be dry camping together at an RV park relatively close to the

show grounds. We're going to be close enough to walk to it -- even

closer than last year. That way we don't have to break camp each

day to go to the show. In fact, RVers coming to it from outlying areas

have to park even farther away than where this RV park is. (The

distance is only .1 mi.).

We're expecting about 30 Toyota RVs again this year. The proprietors

seems very amiable and happy to save space for all our rigs. The fee

for a 24-hour parking/camping spot is only $7 per day. (One could

easily spend a good percentage of that on gas each day just driving

around to alternately find a parking spot and then a camping site.)

In addition there is a one-time reservation fee of $8. When you

call me to confirm you are coming, you will get the specific location

of where exactly to find us among the tens of thousands of RVers that

will be there. I did say it will be a HUGE event, right?

Thursday night, Friday night, and Saturday night we will have a

community potluck dinner. We eat whatever food shows up. There

is no fee to come for just the dinner. Besides some food to share,

please also bring firewood for the campfires we'll have every evening.

Where we will be camping there will be no hook-ups or restrooms.

(This is because none of the RV parks with hook-ups will take large

group reservations that weekend.) Therefore it is best to arrive with

your tanks full of water and propane. Portable generators are allowed.

Fresh water, showers, propane, and a dump station are available

nearby for a fee, although the showers aren't particularly close.

Bikes and/or scooters are great to have to get around in this town.

Pets are welcome, but not allowed in the show tent. The weather

will be moderate during the day and cool at night, and possibly windy.

WiFi internet service is available in the RV park for a daily or weekly

fee; and for once, the cell phone service at a Toyota RV Rally should

be terrific!

To reserve a parking/camping spot with our group in the RV Park, please

call me to let me know which nights you will be coming, and how many

folks and pets will be coming with you. I will tell you where to send

your $8 reservation fee, and give you a confirmation number, and the

specific directions for how to find us. If you have never attended

a Rally before, don't be shy — we always have several first-time folks.

PLEASE NOTE: In order to participate in the Rally with the group, and

park inside the fenced area where we will be, YOU MUST RESERVE A SPOT

IN ADVANCE. There is no limit on the number of rigs we can have, but

we are only going to hold spots for those that have called ahead of

time. Call me at 626-798-4510 to put your name on the list. Leave a

message if you get the voicemail for my business, Altius Health Center.

Call any day 11a - 9p Pacific time.

Yes, it's gonna be fun!

Tika in Southern California

'86 E-Z Ryder

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Now for the links section:

Here are the links to this group's photo albums of previous rallies:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-campers/photos/album/1527375223/pic/list

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toyota-campers/photos/album/18308625/pic/list

Now, here's a link to a National Geographic article that will give you a

perspective on the amazing transformation of Quartzsite each winter:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0101/feature6/index.html

Here's a link for more info about the RV show:

http://www.quartzsitervshow.com/rvshow.htm

Here's a link to the Tyson Wells Sell-a-rama Swap Meet, one of several

in town.

http://www.tysonwells.com/sellarama.html

Also check the links on this page for lots and lots of additional fun

photos and other helpful information:

http://www.quartzsitervshow.com/qzinfo.htm

Hope to see you there soon!

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