Lake Havasu, Arizona

Lake Havasu, Arizona: We left the Grand Canyon a day early... too cold and windy to hike, I had a terrible cold, and we had driven every road open to the public at this time of year. The Grand Canyon is truly a lovely US Park. It is hard to imagine the force of nature to erode that huge of an expanse. We left around 9:00 a.m. and decided to head south - towards warmth - and ended up at the London Bridge!

Less than one hour after leaving the National Park, our mood was dampened after driving past a terrible automobile accident. We knew something was up when two police cars sped past us on Interstate 40, sirens and lights blaring, and we later saw the grizzly ordeal. A large truck had lost its travel trailer. The approximately 24 foot trailer was in front of the truck. They had come unhitched and both the truck and the trailer were on their sides - 100 ft. of white skid marks decorating the freeway. Several other cars had stopped, but we could not tell if they were involved or not. It looked as if maybe there could have still been people inside the truck, though no one looked terribly stressed or panicked. We continued on, our prayers with the unfortunate travelers.
 
Later in the morning we saw a small herd of about a dozen Pronghorn Sheep (American Antelope) - it was the first time either of us had seen these beautiful creatures in the wild. At 2:00 p.m. we found ourselves at Lake Havasu, Arizona, a favorite vacation spot of Terry's Mom and Dad. We checked into the world's most expensive RV campsite for one night and were only at the site about 15 minutes, when I ran up to the office and booked another night! It was over 90 degrees and sunny! Okay, at $51 we could have probably taken a motel room... but we are just a few feet from the lake, on a lovely beach, we have full hook-ups, including cable TV and telephone, palm trees, bikini-clad lasses, views of mountains and the lake, boats cruising by, a lovely patio, and quail bobbing through our site. Where else can you camp next to a stream made as a to-scale replica of the Colorado River system - dams included??? Where else can you cross the London Bridge to get to your campsite? We just HAD to stay! We spent the afternoon lounging in the sun and I made Mushroom Schnitzel for dinner. We dined outside, lakeside, by candlelight. Tomorrow, I will update with details of the London Bridge and why it is in Arizona (and not in London). Until then, I remain your weather-confused correspondent, and will include a photo of the Arizona Dawg and our view:

Arizona Dawg

RV Park: Islander RV Resort