Quartzsite has a couple of small grocery stores. The couple of times we stopped in we found that the choices were very limited and the prices were high. When you think about it, probably makes sense as there is a huge influx of people in the area. The nearest Walmart is a little over 40 miles from Quartzsite in the town of Parker, so we decided that we would make the trek north and restock our refrigerators. We were happy to find a Safeway across the road from the Walmart. Again, the stores looked like they had been pillaged and plundered and again we should have expected it. Given the traffic going back and forth from Quartzsite to Parker we weren't the only people thinking better deals were to be had in Parker.

The trip was successful as we enjoyed a pretty good lunch at the Crossroads Cafe and purchased everything on our grocery list plus a number of things not on the list. The most amazing part is everything we purchased fit in the refrigerator and cupboards.

It started raining on the drive back to Quartzsite. This is the first rain we really seen since we arrived in Yuma on the 15th of December. Average rainfall for January in Quartzsite is around a half inch, so hopefully this will be the rainfall for the month.