BOOMERVILLE, USA
It’s more than just a figment of one’s imagination.. It’s a real gathering of friends who share the dream of traveling in an RV and enjoy sharing ideas and spending time getting to know new friends and renewing old acquaintances each year. Usually about 200 of them circle the wagons off a dirt road called Mitchell Mine Road. It starts around January 14th and possibly as long at January 28th; in the desert a few miles from Quartzsite, AZ. The Boomers are a chapter of the ESCAPEES RV Club. Self motivated, No rules, No meetings Just fun. This year as in past years we had many subjects to discuss, games to play and of course the Auction for CARE in Livingston Texas. We raised over $6000.00 for that facility and had fun doing it. Where else could you spend so much on stuff you will likely never use, or over pay for used junk that you later have to stop at a rubbish can or a Thrift store to empty out your rig; And Feel Great about it ALL.
Mark’s delicious Lemon Pie sold at auction for $72.00! Six of us spent just under $500.00 to go to a Mystery Murder Dessert and Wine Party in a motorhome. This evening was donated by Moore’s, Anderson and Peyton. All for a great cause. Here’s our photo taken at the end of the evening after we discovered that our friend Bill was in fact the murderer!
Here are some of the activities we had keeping us busy this year:
Monday, January 19
9:00 – Walk
9:00 – Yoga – easy; no mat needed; bring water and sturdy chair
for balance with your arms
9:30 – Geocaching – Chat, learn share. Pace rig
9:30 – Vital signs – get them all checked at the registration
table until 10:30
11:00 – Algodones 101 – Going to Algodones for Medical issues – fire pit
11:30 – Leave to play or learn to play pickleball with Ken Pace. Meet
in front of their rig.
2:00 – Chili cook-off. Bring chili or sides of corn bread, salads,
or desserts.
4:00 – Happy Hour and 50-50 drawing for CARE
6:30 – Slide show about Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta with Boomers –
Rinehimer rigTuesday, January 20
8:00 – Pancakes at registration table; bring your plate,
silverware, own coffee, etc. Take them back to your rig
or bring a chair and eat there. Bacon today. Donations
for CARE are appreciated if you are so inclined.
8:30 – Trash run – please double bag your trash
9:00 – Walk
10:00 – Dripping Springs 4 x 4. Meet at registration table with lunch
or snack. About 3 hours round trip/
10:30 – i phones and Android phone use for advanced users – fire pit
11:30 – Zumba at Alfa Rig east side of fire rig
1:00 – Batteries and solar – fire pit
1:00 – Introduction to polymerclay at Hada rig
3:00 – CPR/AED – automated external defibrillator demonstration
4:00 – Happy Hour; BLM person will be here to explain what they
are doing in the area and Q & A
6:30 – Pace Theater – Burning Man experience by Ken PaceWednesday, January 21
9:00 – Hike Q Mountain – that mountain in town that has a Q on it
– It’s fairly easy – about 20 minutes up with
a great view; meet in front of registration table to car pool
9:00 – Yoga- easy; no mat needed; bring water and sturdy chair for
balance with your arms
10:30 – Zumba at Alfa Rig east side of fire pit
11:00 – Jojoba Hills SKP Park – 25th anniversary Q & A about this
park – fire pit
12:00 – Craft show, tell, work at Georgia’s rig by the registration table
1:00 – Medicare chit chat – fire ring
3:00 -Mexican Connection – Traveling in Mexico
4:00 – Happy Hour
6:30 – 9:00 Sing along and dance party/ karaoke – fire pitThursday, January 22
9:00 – Walk
9:30 – Laughter yoga with Katy Smith at fire pit
10:30 – Gals Chat
12:00 – Craft tell, show, work – Georgia’s rig
2:00 – Mac the Fire Guy
4:00 – Happy Hour as soon as Mac is done which may be closer to 4:30
5:00 – Pot Luck (rescheduled from Wednesday)
6:30 – RVing Scotland at Pace Theater by Joyce SpaceFriday, January 23
9:00 – Men’s donut run (8:00 was too early for you guys?)
9:00 – Walk
9:00 – Yoga – easy; no mat needed; bring water and sturdy chair
for balance with your arms
10:30 – Emergency Medical Information – What’s Available – fire ring
with Karen Cotton
12:00 – CARE auction; bring heavy Hors D’oeuvres and money
4:00 – Happy Hour
5:00 – Wine and dessert
7:00 – Public Meeting at Alliance Church in town regarding use of BLM land
That’s just the Short List… and our friends wonder what in the world we could possibly do out here in the middle of no where for two to three weeks!
Happy Hours are every day at 4:00 around the firepit. That’s where we meet new friends, new boomers and revisit with old friends from other boomervilles we’ve attended.
I have many photos of this event but I suggest you watch this short slide show and you will get a general idea of what Boomerville is all about. Click on the Link and the password is: boomers2015
