Temp is 64 F (17 C) and sunny. In Lake Havasue at the Colorado River RV Resort. A nice campsite with trees and about half full. Moved the clock one hour ahead. Went for a drive and visited the London Bridge and the English village. We found a big dog park so took Tucker there and let him loose. It didn't take him long to make new friends. The park was very nice. Trees and big rocks and lots of grass.
From there, we went to Starbuck to bring our blog to date. Watched the final episode of "Survivors" then went to bed.
Monday the 12th, we took a drive to Parker Dam and Nellie Desert Bar. We drove on this gravel road for about 5 miles only to find out that the bar was closed so couldn't see anything. Apparently, this place is only open on week-end. Whished the lady at the tourist centre had said something when we asked about it. Oh well, it was an interesting drive and saw this big wooden cross in the middle of nowhere with a name on it.
Went to the Dam which was interesting but much smaller than Hoover. We were told that this dam is mainly to contain water for Californai, Arizona and Nevada. They pump the water up the mountain approx 900 feet then down canal to different location as far as San Diego. Half the power from the dam is used for the pumps. Amazing! We also saw a couple of small oasis along the river. Very picturesque.
The country side here is very rugged. You would think that the devil himself has let loose. The mountains are very craggy, volcanic with no rythm to them. The rock is black from the volcanic era and very little vegetation. It's really fascinating considering that the Colorado is right there.
Came back home and decided to go see Narnia at the movie theatre. Now Val is eager to read the whole book which she got from the kids
Tuesday the 13th was another sunny and warm day 65 F (17 C) The wind is blowing which makes it a bit cool. We took a ride to the casino on the California side which is located on a Indian Reserve. We had lunch and beer for $1.50 (a glass) The lake was placid so the ride was smooth. We didn't gamble although all the machines were pennies and nickels. Came home to enjoy the sun and watched the last episode of the "Amazing Race"
Wednesday the 14th turned out to be the most interesting of our visit here. We took a drive to Oatman about one hour drive from here and we were rewarded with wild burrows and an old western mining town with gun fighting to boot. Drove on Hwy 95 then took the famous and old route 66. A bit rough but fun to drive with all the curves and dips. We had a good time going in and out of all the neat little shop and even bought a souvenir. Val fed the burrows who kept nudging and following us for food. Every store sold bags of carrots to feed them. It was really neat and we took lots of pictures so make sure you visit our "my picture" link on the right. From here, we drove on route 66 up and over the mountain where we stopped for lunch and saw a wild burrow on top of one of the mountain. On the way down, we saw people mining on the side of the road. Not sure what they were looking for but they were equipped with picks and hammers.
In Kingman, we visited a route 66 museum which was fairly big and very interesting. It was free to boot. See the pictures.
Drove back home and arrived in the dark. Fueled up at $2.34/gal. Tomorrow, we move to Phoenix
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