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rt of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx
rt of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies." - Groucho Marx This is the last weekend for the current vendors at the Big Tent. New ones will be moving in. We thought we'd walk through the tent just one more time. The first time we were there much earlier and did finally find a parking place. This time we arrived close to noon and all we did was drive through the parking lot behind everyone else also looking for a place to park. Finally, we decided to go to the LaPosa area behind the events and walk in. Actually we had no choice if we wanted a place to park.
Quite a few cars were parking along the side of the road. Last week we noticed a ton of them parked on the side and no
w they were starting to assemble again even though the sign clearly indicated, No Parking. On our way back all of these vehicles had red courtesy stickers on their windows indicating if they didn't move in an hour they would receive a parking violation. I don't know how many actually got the ticket. But, the real question is how many of those that got a ticket would actually pay it? Most of the vehicles had out-of-state plates so doubt a lot of revenue
would really come in but who knows?
The crowds were still in the Big Tent. The vendors seemed stressed. They weren't quiet as pleasant or energetic as the week -end before. They were probably getting a little tired of all the people too. Some of the vendors had already vacated their space. Wonder how sales were?
We drove past the cactus plants that had been blown down on Thursday. I mentioned this in my blog yesterday. We wanted to check them out and were curious if they could be saved. There were seven laying on the ground. Some had large slits in them but others were still in good form. We did check and found out that they will replant those that they can. Some will need surgery and they'll try to save the arms if they can by re-planting that part of the cactus. The roots are very shallow.
We also tried another restaurant in town. It was the La Paz Cafe which serves American and Mexican food. We hadn't eaten there before and it was a late lunch or early dinner. Our rating would be "ok" .. not great but just okay. Terry had the hot roast beef sandwich again and I had a french dip. Mashed potatoes were instant, french fries were the crinkled frozen kind and gravy was very salty and just so-so. Service wasn't friendly nor was it unfriendly. It was just service. Again, I think all the crowds are wearing on the locals.
Bruce and Sue moved into our camping area and joined us in the evening at the campfire. It was a beautiful evening with very light winds and another great campfire. The Lavins roasted marshmallows and all of us chatted as we usually do. Our time at Quartz
site is coming to an end and so are the campfires. Most areas don't allow them anymore. We're enjoying the fire while we can.
Weather is great again and life is good.
Quite a few cars were parking along the side of the road. Last week we noticed a ton of them parked on the side and no
w they were starting to assemble again even though the sign clearly indicated, No Parking. On our way back all of these vehicles had red courtesy stickers on their windows indicating if they didn't move in an hour they would receive a parking violation. I don't know how many actually got the ticket. But, the real question is how many of those that got a ticket would actually pay it? Most of the vehicles had out-of-state plates so doubt a lot of revenue
would really come in but who knows?The crowds were still in the Big Tent. The vendors seemed stressed. They weren't quiet as pleasant or energetic as the week -end before. They were probably getting a little tired of all the people too. Some of the vendors had already vacated their space. Wonder how sales were?
We drove past the cactus plants that had been blown down on Thursday. I mentioned this in my blog yesterday. We wanted to check them out and were curious if they could be saved. There were seven laying on the ground. Some had large slits in them but others were still in good form. We did check and found out that they will replant those that they can. Some will need surgery and they'll try to save the arms if they can by re-planting that part of the cactus. The roots are very shallow.
We also tried another restaurant in town. It was the La Paz Cafe which serves American and Mexican food. We hadn't eaten there before and it was a late lunch or early dinner. Our rating would be "ok" .. not great but just okay. Terry had the hot roast beef sandwich again and I had a french dip. Mashed potatoes were instant, french fries were the crinkled frozen kind and gravy was very salty and just so-so. Service wasn't friendly nor was it unfriendly. It was just service. Again, I think all the crowds are wearing on the locals.
Bruce and Sue moved into our camping area and joined us in the evening at the campfire. It was a beautiful evening with very light winds and another great campfire. The Lavins roasted marshmallows and all of us chatted as we usually do. Our time at Quartz
site is coming to an end and so are the campfires. Most areas don't allow them anymore. We're enjoying the fire while we can.Weather is great again and life is good.
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