A week without internet

I’m off the grid right now as my wifi better known as “blue thunder” drove out the gate yesterday. The giant bluebird motorhome group has been slowing disbanding. These bluebird buses are huge, ornately decorated and very expensive.
I’m posting this from the Starbucks in Blythe as we had to get some prescriptions filled at Rite Aid. Obviously, there’s no Rite Aid in Quartzsite or Parker or Yuma. That would have been far too easy.
There is very little in Blythe – with emphasis on little. But there’s a Starbucks and an Albertson’s. And Rite Aid is THE PLACE for cheap alcohol. Steve has become addicted to red beer - Clamato and beer. It's an aquired taste.
We went on a long quad ride yesterday across the highway (through a culvert) and into the hills above Q. There were several gold mines and active mining claims. They are still pulling gold out of these hills – usually armed with a metal detector and a shovel. The gold hides in veins in the quartz. We saw some at the “Pow Wow” rock festival, but of course wouldn’t recognize it in the wild unless it glowed purple.
My quad is still acting up. We tightened some connections and are hoping this helps. I’m thinking it needs to be fixed – correctly this time. After a big 4x4 climb up a steep rocky hill, it decided to quit at the top and right in the middle of the trail blocking the way of others behind us. And as an added bonus, it wouldn’t start right away.
Otherwise, everything is okay. We’ll have to get a new trailer tire before heading home, but otherwise all systems are operating normally. Geez, I sound like a TV program.
Another quick observation... Starbucks internet is no longer FREE!! But since it's ATT and we're ATT at home, it's free to us. Even Starbucks is looking for a buck...