The WRTR was filled with almost 1,000 women who love traveling in/living in their van/rv/bus/car/truck. I was the only person in a truck.

The gathering was held on BLM land near Bouse, AZ. Many of the women at the gathering asked that no photos were taken, so you don’t get to see the happy, weeping, laughing, startled faces of the van dwellers. The site was stunning (I will be going back there to do some more metal detecting … thanks, Mary!) and filled with huge cacti, brilliant sunrises and breathtaking sunsets.

I learned much at this gathering. First was my new toy: My Hug Light.

Two women saw me reading and gifted me with this light. It is heaven. I can walk in rough terrain at night, I can read all night, it charges up fast, it is comfortable around the neck, and it is so light weight that I have been known to accidentally wear it all day. I was not fond of the head lamp I was wearing to do the same chores. The head lamp would slide around and make my forehead itch. This Hug Light is perfect. It puts out a huge amount of light and is USB chargeable. Too kind of those women.

But that light was not the only gift … stay tuned.