Join The Toyota Rv Rally In Quartzsite, Az - Jan. 16-19, 2015

[Tika]

Join the TOYOTA RV RALLY in Quartzsite, AZ - Jan. 16-19, 2015

The next Toyota RV Rally is coming up soon in Quartzsite,

Arizona. The town is located on Interstate 10, 20 miles east of

the Colorado River (border with California). Reservations are

now being taken.

The dates are Friday, January 16 to Monday, January 19, 2015.

This is during the first 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 15th, and staying for the entire 10-day

show.

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

tent is erected with hundreds of vendors that cater to RVers.

In addition the rest of the town turns into one giant swap meet.

There are specific sections for antiques, gems & minerals, and new

merchandise. Plus multiple other 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;

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

.2 miles.)

In addition to the RV Show and Swap Meets, this is a great chance

to meet other Toyota RVers, and see what they have done to per-

sonalize their "Toyhouses." We will have an informal "Open House"

on Saturday morning when folks can visit each other's vehicles and

see the various ingenious things that owners have done to make

them more livable and unique. This is always a highlight of our Rallies.

We're expecting about 2 dozen Toyota RVs again this year. The

park's proprietors are very amiable and happy to help us save

enough 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 to participate

and to have us save you a spot with the group.

Please make your reservation by phone, rather than email. When

you call 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. We did say it will be a HUGE event,

right?

On Saturday and Sunday nights about 6pm we will have a community

Potluck Dinner in the 20'x20' party tent we will be erecting

(weather permitting). We eat whatever food shows up. Folks who

aren't camping with us are welcome to come for just the dinners.

Besides some food to share, please also bring your lawn chair and

some firewood for the campfires we'll have every evening.

Where we will be camping we will not have hook-ups or restrooms.

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

a large group reservation that weekend without full pre-payment

way in advance.) Therefore it is best to arrive with your tanks full

of water and propane. Generators are allowed. Water from a

faucet and porta-potties are near the park entrance, and a dump

station is at the rear. Showers, and propane are available within

driving distance for a fee.

The weather will be moderate during the day (60s-70s) and cool

at night (40s), and possibly windy. We hope we won't get any really

nasty rains or winds like we had a few years ago.

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

Pets are welcome, but large dogs are discouraged in the main show

tent.

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

weekly fee. Broadcast TV reception is practically non-existant,

but cell phone service is terrific!

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

please call (rather than email) and let us know which nights you

will be coming, and how many folks and pets will be coming with

you.

You can send the $8 reservation fee via PayPal or check. Please

also include your cell phone number. When we receive your payment,

we will contact you with the specific directions for how to find us.

Upon arrival, don't be surprised to find that the RV Park is full of

bus-sized RVs which is why, in this first-come/first-served RV

park, it takes some effort to "defend our turf."

The moderate $8 participation fee is for us to save a spot for you

and to help cover the costs of putting on the rally. The daily

camping fee of $7 is to be paid to the proprietors of the RV Park

at their office trailer for each night you stay. (Honor System,

please.)

To encourage folks to reserve soon, the $8 Early-Bird price is for

reservations paid for before January 1st. If you wait until the last

2 weeks, the reservation fee will be $10.

If you have never attended a Rally before, don't be shy — we always

have several first-time folks. This is a great way to meet other

Toyota RVers.

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

camp inside the special section 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 rope off enough space and hold

spots for those that have called ahead of time.

Call us at 626-798-4510 to put your name on the list. Call any day

11a - 9p Pacific time. Leave a message if you get the voicemail for

our business (health center), and we will call you back.

Yes, it's gonna be fun!

Tika in Southern California

'86 E-Z Ryder

tika_ee at yahoo.com

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Now for the links section:

Here are the links to photo albums of previous rallies, in the Yahoo

toyota-campers group (membership required to view):

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/rv/rv-general-info/

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

several in town.

http://www.tysonwells.com

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

photos and other helpful information:

http://www.quartzsitervshow.com/local-quartzsite-information

Hope to see you there soon!

[Tika]

So far we have 11 reservations. Please call to be put on the list. It's gonna be fun!

Tika

626-798-4510

Leave a message if you get our business voicemail and we will call you back.

[Tika]

We now have 26 reservations for the Rally in Quartzsite. Reminder: the early-bird discount ends January 1.

Tika

[darrel]

I will be visiting family and friends in Palm Desert and plan on being at the Quartzsite get together with all of you. Was there in 2013 and had a blast. Called Tika last night but have not heard back. Will call this morning.

[darrel]

I'm just south of Bakersfield, be at my brothers house tomorrow. Going to watch the Oregon-Ohio game on Monday and drive to Quartzsite on Thursday.

[SNOFLAKE]

Will there be a place to get my sunrader detailed? She needs to be polished so i figured Id try to have it done while I'm down there..

[darrel]

MY brother and I are here in Quartzsite along with 12 other Toy, s so far.

[Tuareg92]

Have fun everyone! Wish we were there too!

[kgibson4]

Anybody got pictures, stories, memories from this rally? We hope to attend next time.