We have been without reliable internet since arriving in Bullhead City AZ several days ago, so I have not been able to post anything!
We left the Phoenix area Saturday morning after getting to rendezvous with Tim’s niece Rachel, her husband josh and his best friend Jared. We had a very nice time visiting and catching up. Josh and Rachel have been in Phoenix like for 4 or 5 years, most recently working for Quicken Home Mortgages.
We had work done at Dillon’s RV in Apache Junction, most notably getting our washer area right. Nick the tech moved the plumbing to the rear of the washer away from the left side to allow room for the washer to sit in there without bothering the stand pipe and the trap (which had started to leak because of the pressure from the washer). He also put floor braces by it so the washer would not move.
After boondocking for 4 nights, it was good to get to a full hookup, and Ellen has been happily doing wash since. One trip to the laundromat in Desert Hot Springs took over $16.00 out of our wallet.
Monday we made a road trip south to Lake Havasu City. Much too resort-like---lots of traffic, boats, Sea-Doos, people walking all over the place. Do not go there to see the London Bridge. It is not a big deal. Nice lampposts though. Ate a mediocre Pizza Hut noon buffet.
The best time was doing part of the original Route 66 near the Black Mountains, and then finding Oatman, a semi ghost town on the mountain side. Lots of gift and t shirt shops, all in old looking wild west buildings. Burros roaming the street, and this is Oatman’s claim to fame. All the places sold carrots to feed the burros.
After an ice cream, we drove the 10 miles back to Bullhead City on Silver Creek Road, a primitive and unmaintained gravel road that snaked through a bunch of hills and small mountains. It was breathtakingly beautiful! A little dusty too. Our 450 was right up against cliffs and washes. There were lots of abandoned mines on all sides of the road. We did have 2 vehicles come past us from the other way, but nothing came from behind, even though at times we had to go 3-5 mph.
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