2015 Chapter 6/Chapter 21 "Loose
Gathering" in Quartzsite!
This year's gathering in Quartzsite was a
booming success. It was the largest group ever since we began doing this
in January 2004. Over the 2 week span of Jan. 11 - Jan. 25 we had a total
of 38 rigs and 72 happy campers coming and going the entire time.
Needless to say we were pleasantly surprised by those numbers.
On a pre-gathering
note, Thursday, Jan.15 19 of us went to Silly Al's for supper. We arrived
early enough that they were able to seat all of us together and a good time was
had by all.
The official start of
the gathering was on Monday, Jan.19 and a guest, Andy Hitzel, prepared roasted
turkey on a spit over a mesquite wood fire. He actually used two 15 pound
turkeys that he tied together on his homemade motor driven barbecue
spit. After the preliminary work of preparing the birds, he just sat
around feeding the fire as needed for about 4 and a half hours. He likes
to say he sits and drinks beer, but he was kept busier than he will
admit. Everyone else brought a dish and it turned into a wonderful pot
luck supper.
On Wednesday, Jan. 21 Bruce prepared his
annual soup, this year it was an easy Ministrone with the addition of leftover
turkey and some chicken provided by Donna Struble. At the same time we
had a Polar Bear party. Both were enjoyed by all 52 folks who were
present. We had quite a time finding freezer space for 6 half gallons of
ice cream and 60 pounds of ice. On Friday one of the girls,
Marilyn White, asked what she should do with the ice cream still in her
freezer, and that brought on the idea of yet another Polar Bear party on
Saturday since we still had 20 pounds of ice left. Of course we
did...couldn't let that ice cream go to waste.
Of the 38 rigs present we had 7 Chapter 6 rigs
(including 1 new member), and 21 Chapter 21 rigs (including 3 new
members). We also had many folks who stopped by to say hello and visit
for a spell.
Big thanks go out to all who helped make it so
much fun and we look forward to doing it again next year. Come join us
and find out what it's all about.
Bruce and Bunny SKP
#48001
Chapter 6 and Chapter 21
