Winterfest in the hot Arizona sunshine and crossing London Bridge.

On Sunday we decided to go up to Lake Havasu City to the Winterfest. As if we did not already have our fill of flea markets after Quartzsite. We drove north on Parker Dam rd and crossed the dam wall again and then carried further north up to Lake Havasu City.

Sand dune just off Parker Dam Rd

A good shot of Parker Dam

The drives around here are all so picturesque that I took lots of photos, but the photos just do not do justice to the beautiful panoramas.

As we got into Lake Havasu, we saw some really fancy houses.

I think all the booths from the La Paz County fair were all here in Lake Havasu

Cloth bags

Wind chimes

Metal flowers

Lotsa people here

 After walking the length of the flea market we walked back again. About a mile each way. Bought a couple of things and then went to find the London Bridge.
The bridge is actually over a canal that runs between the city of Havasu City and an island that was formed after the canal was cut through. Here is a link to the Wikipedia article about the bridge, along with some interesting photos.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge_(Lake_Havasu_City)

We drove across and found parking on the other side.

Timmy and Dee at the bridge

Lots of Union Jacks

This is supposed to be an English Village

Strong wind from the west

The canal

Old Lamp post

Ferry boat coming back to shore

Locks

Gorgeous mountains in the background

Base of Lamp

 Unfortunately we did not know about the water taxi across to the casino until after we had left. Something to come back for!

Thanks for coming along with us.

A circular drive to Parker Dam, a swap meet, burros and fantastic views

Someone here in the park told us about a swap meet or flea market up at the La Paz County Park north of Parker so we decided to go and see if there was anything that we absolutely had to have. A quick drive across the Colorado, through Parker and we found the County Park. It was a small market with just a few stalls, maybe because there were rain showers and a cold wind blowing. Didn't take long to walk around the booths. We bought 2 chocolate chip cookies and a bag of avocados.

Very quiet day at the market.

I liked that rug with the animal prints. 

The couple that we bought the Avocadoes from.

Kids fishing competition

Saw a funny looking rig. Looks like the guy cut off the back off his C Class and added a hitch for a 5th Wheel.

Chopped off C Class

I wonder what he pulls with it.

At the county park there is a campground, so we took a drive around that. Lots of rigs parked really close together. Some nice sites along the river with a cabana. Fairly reasonable prices.

One awning was touching the trailer next to it.

I love Arctic Fox RVs. Wish we could afford one.

Then we carried on further north, stopped in at Buckskin Mountain State Park, and then to Parker Dam, back across the Colorado and southward back home. We saw wild burros, lots of RV resorts and amazing scenery. Check out our photos.

An interesting rock formation

At Buckskin Mountain State Park

Another RV Resort across the river

These tent cabanas rent for $30 a night.

Tenting area

Across the river

Dramatic Rock formations

The core of an ancient volcano

The Parker dam wall. Impressice structure.

The Colorado below the dam wall

The Colorado

Dam wall

Wild Burro on the side of the road. 

Another one

Thanks for following along.

Emerald Cove on the Colorado

We arrived here at Emerald Cove across the river from Parker, AZ. It is a Colorado River Adventure's resort and as such there are only members and affiliates here. We are here under our Coast to Coast membership and therefore it is only costing us $10 a night.

We love the resort. Our site in on the end of the row so we do not have anyone next to us on one side. We are very close to the pool area and store and just across the road from the riverfront. The only downside is the bathrooms that are badly in need of renovation.

Site 78

We even have a view of the river.

The entrance, looking outward toward the "Finger".

Finger Mountain or Monument Peak can be seen for many miles around the Parker/Lake Havasu area. 

The big pool

"Adventure" Golf

The boat launch

The Dog run.

Club House

The small pool under cover.

$1 beer at Happy Hour

We are members of RVillage and as soon as we were settled I updated my location to say that we had arrived. We received a few messages from members who were here already. One of them was Russ Wallace and we were invited to have Happy Hour with them at their trailer which was on the bank of the river. We will be meeting up with them again in Needles when we go there next week. Russ' blog is Destination Unknown

Kay and Russ (and Jake)

There are many more areas and activities. More photos later.


Thanks for stopping by and we love comments! Dee and Mike.

Dining shelter, A, B, C or 5er?? That is the question...

Salome, AZ

Up early this am. Timmy must be wondering what is going on because we are not usually up so early. A quick potty walk for him before breakfast and then settling down to catch up on emails, blogs, news and Facebook. Then open up the online bank and pay the credit card bills. It is amazing how quickly they add up. Anyway all the bills are paid and everything is right with the world.

Our daughter Suzanne informed us that they were going to be hit with an ice storm today. Something we do not miss. No matter how cool and windy the weather is here, it is not as bad as in Ontario. I am thankful.

Short walk down to The Market just north of us. It was so full of junk that I totally forgot to take pictures. The owners are from Wisconsin and they have the place up for sale. I asked them how long it had been on the market. "oooh, a year or two" was the answer. I doubt they will ever sell it. Salome is a very depressed area. They had better clean the place up if they ever want to have a chance to sell it. They are very old and from the looks of them, not in the best health. I wish them luck. 

The rest of the day was spent reading. Michael is getting to the end of Ken Follett's Century Trilogy. I am just starting. Thank goodness for eReaders. I would hate to lug those heavy books around. 

I also spent quite a bit of time checking out different RVs. Our little trailer is very nice and cozy, but it is just a bit too cozy. We may upgrade to something like a Class C. We have a car that is set up to be towed plus all the necessary equipment to tow it so it makes sense that we should look for a motorhome. I have also looked at bigger trailers and 5th wheels (we would have to get a bigger truck which would be very costly). B Class RVs are just too small. Another A Class?? I do know that we will not get a big diesel again. Just too expensive to maintain! Maybe a used A Class gasser. Our friends, George and Suzie Yates had the right idea when they chose theirs. Those models are few and far between. Nice because of the aluminum outside and roof. 

I even looked at Super C motorhomes but those are so expensive. Maybe we should keep what we have and just buy a dining shelter to use in inclement weather. We shall see.

Tomorrow we pack up and move north to Parker where we will be staying at Emerald Cove RV Resort. Another membership park.

For my non-RVing friends and relatives Click here for a link to explain the different kind of RVs. 

Thanks for coming along!