We can't believe it, it's been six months since we left Salem, we put over 4700 miles on the Pace Arrow and 677 miles on the new coach. I don't even want to know how much gas we've put in them. Now we are on our way back to Salem for Nick and Sam's wedding on March 22nd.
Sunday March 2nd we left Ehrenberg for Lake Havasu City, just a short drive of 88 miles, we enjoyed the lovely spot by the river at Colorado River Oasis but there was absolutely nothing to do in the area unless you have a boat. We did some geo cacheing in Blythe, you could call Blythe the arm pit of California but that would insult arm pits everywhere. There was a very old cemetery across from the RV park, a memorial to immigrants that traveled through there and were buried in unknown graves. We finally found some cactus in bloom, it has taken us about 4 or 5 trips down to the desert to see flowers in bloom, this was our first time. On the way up to Lake Havasu there were several state parks, I'm sure they will get very busy soon. Spring break is a mecca for students, I've heard tales about the crowds and their antics, fortunately we are just a little ahead of the fray. When we first got to the RV park we took Luci to the desert area adjoining the park. She had a great time running up and down the hills and of course rolling in the sand. A fellow and his dog were out there at the same time, he warned us about coyotes in the area. At night you could hear them howling. Our next door neighbor's dog greeted us as we pulled in, a huge great dane. They are such sweet dogs but the size is a bit intimidating. The people across the street, Rick and Cynthia from Michigan, have the same motor home as we do, they bought it in December. They researched what they wanted to buy and where to buy, sold everything, packed a U-Haul and headed to Texas where they bought it sight unseen. Scary! We spent happy hour with them comparing notes, they started full-time RVing in December.
Lake Havasu is the reservoir from Parker Dam on the Colorado River down the road towards Ehernberg about 25 miles. In 1963 a very rich industrialist, Robert McCulloch bought an Army Air Corps landing strip, some 3500 acres then added another 13,000 acres turn the area into a vacation destination. In 1968 he bought the London Bridge which was sinking into the Thames River. He had it taken apart stone by stone, numbered and rebuilt it in Lake Havasu. He had a canal dug across the peninsula making and island to place the bridge on. I've always wanted to come here, I was not disappointed! You can rent anything from a paddle board to pontoon boats to have run on the water. Next time. Lake Havasu has more lighthouses than any other city in America, 24, they are 1/3 scale replicas that actually function as navigational aids. Surprisingly I have a number of the Harbour Lights versions of many of them. Anyone want to buy a lighthouse?
Monday we went to London to see the queen, no I mean we went to see the London Bridge. It is amazing, looks like it's been there forever, I heard that you can see some scars from WWII, we didn't take a tour so we missed them. Had lunch at a brew pub on the island overlooking the channel then took a walk down to the lake. What a nice park on both sides of the channel with boats of all kinds heading out to the lake. We did find a geo caches on a light post on the bridge on the way back to the car.
Tuesday we took Luci to the dog park at the channel park. There were two Neufoundland hounds in the park, they don't move too fast on land. Then we took her swimming, she had a great time chasing sticks in the water. Afterward the 3 of us went to another brew pub for lunch, the patio area was huge, must have had 25 tables, two couples came in shortly after. Then!!! Two obese men came and sat down right beside us, remember probably 22 other tables were available, and chain smoked. To top it of, one of the guys starts a phone conversation.! They are two heart attacks waiting to happen. When we got back to the park I went to the pool, the first time on this trip. It was heaven.
Wednesday morning we cleaned in preparation for our move. We drove around the island to see some of the lighthouses, most of them you need a boat to see. Picked up a couple of geo caches while we were at it. We had been to two brew pubs for lunch so we had to go to the third one in the area. Our favorite, I skip the beer but the food is always good. (almost anyway) Luci had to stay behind, they are not dog friendly.
Thursday morning we packed up and headed out of Arizona, we'd been there since mid-January. We stopped at a couple of rest areas in California to geo cache, one was a "first to find" which means it had just been hidden. We are spending the night at Edwards Air Force base which is east of Bakersfield. Will be here just overnight, it's a little chilly, I think tomorrow long pants will be in order, the first time since we left Texas.
Enjoy the pictures, we'll see some of you next week.
TTFN,
Pam and Gary
Monument in cemetery in Ehrenberg
Our space at Ehrenberg
London Bridge looking toward island
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