Wow! What fun we had during our week stay at Quartzsite with the Class-less Class of Escapees… But everything must come to an end and so did our fun at the Q as it was time to begin our very slow crawl back out east. We packed up everything and went around to say our “see ya laters” (not goodbyes) and finally headed out of the desert around 10:30 am. A few miles south we entered the town of Quartzsite where we turned east on the interstate and drove about 3 hours to the city of Phoenix Arizona.
Phoenix is a large city so we were on the Interstate highway with up to seven lanes but finally made our way through Phoenix and entered the suburb of Mesa where we turned into the Cal Am resort called Sun Life RV Vacation Resort. We will be here for one month. I originally only wanted to stay in Mesa for a few weeks while we had our medical appointments scheduled at the nearby Mayo Clinic. In comparing weeklong stays with the cost to stay a month it was cheaper to book a month. At least most of the 2015 winter will have passed by the time we start the engine again to head further east. It will give us time to begin planning our eastward route as well…
Our first few days found us relishing having full hookups again after boondocking in the desert for a week. Long showers, washing our hair and enjoying unlimited electricity were all enjoyed in those first few days. This park also allows washing of cars and RV’s so we will tend to those chores while we are here too.
The resort itself is typical of those found in Mesa as it is predominately park models with sites here and there for RV rentals. We are parked between a nice work camping couple from Maryland and what appears to be a somewhat abandoned travel trailer to our west. Sun Life Resort has plenty of activities including a fabulous pool and hot tub (both of which are enjoyed after a week at the Q). There are pickleball courts that we plan to frequent as we try to better learn the sport. We also found a billiards room, hobby rooms, batting cage, shuffleboard and a really nice fitness center that Sharon has already been enjoying.
It seems the only downside is the that since there are so many permanent residents with the average age in the park well into the 70’s even including the younger work campers in that average. I am sure we will meet a lot of nice people but will not likely find any hiking buddies. That being said I am not sure how much hiking we will do while in the big city anyhow… Nonetheless there is restaurant and a small bar by the pool with live music during the 4-6 pm happy hour so I am sure we will be checking that out as well…
Now it is off to the hot tub for me…
Yeah, that's part of the problem we're finding with southern Arizona at this time of year. Not that many people in our age group!
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Most places we stay in the south west is older people, but then we are catching up to them as well. We prefer nice quiet days, so that suits us fine. We had been look forward to a month un the desert. Glad you enjoyed your time there.
ReplyDeleteWe stayed at the Cal-Am Resort in Yuma in fall. We joined in with their hiking group. I would say all of them were older than us; some by as much as 15 to 20 years. However, they hiked circles around me, and I thought I was in pretty good shape :)
ReplyDeleteSuch an old group compared to our group in Quartzsite. I like the idea of having happy hour right at the pool. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteMcDowell and Usery parks have the trails for hiking. So does South Mountain, which might be closer to you. If you have mountain bikes, McDowell is truly the place to be.
ReplyDeleteThe parks in Mesa tend to cater more to returning snowbirds. Folks come back year after year and get to know each other. Sometimes it's difficult to break in to the little groups. There aren't very many RV parks but a few. The good thing though about the bigger parks is that they do offer lots of activities.
ReplyDeleteWell, that sounds pretty darn good to me! I've found the few times I wanted to be in a park due to extreme heat, etc., it was really a no-brainer to pay for the month. And I have to admit, I enjoyed it! Enjoy your stay and good luck with the medical appts. :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shot of those palms!
ReplyDeleteI did see the shot of our Freds parked side by side.... LOL And I have been following your blog for a while too... But I didn't connect who you folks were with your blog until I got back here to Mesa..... A little slow on the uptake.... Huh...
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