Well, we have been camping now for a while and with that comes dirty laundry and the need to replenish supplies. I guess it is laundry day and since we are not too far from Walmart, it was time to grocery shop. I'm thinking we are in need of a few more cases of adult beverages as well!!
Kay and I are up early (as usual) and John and the two cats are sleeping in (as usual)!! We had got our laundry sorted last night so all we had to do was make ourselves respectable looking and go crash the local businesses.
We drove into town and hit the laundromat. We loaded the washing machines then headed over to a local restaurant for my first carne asada burrito in months. OMG....it was smelled heavenly in the restaurant and I'm sure I was drooling on the table while I was waiting for our order!!
We then headed back to the laundromat where the washing machines were just finishing so the clothes went from the washer to the dryer and we were able to sit down and eat. Man, that damn burrito was delicious.
With the laundry done, we headed to Walmart. We stocked up on all the stuff we thought we would need for the coming days then headed back to camp.
Surely John and the cats would be up and about by now!!
Once the clothes were put away and the grocery were in the cupboard, we were on the go again.
John wanted to take a drive over the Parker Dam road so we piled into the truck and headed out.
The Parker Dam is a concrete arch gravity dam that spans the Colorado River between the States of California and Arizona. It was built between 1934 and 1938 by the Bureau of Reclamation. It is 320 feet high but 235 feet of this is below the riverbed making the Parker Dam the deepest dam in the world!! Wow......There is that word again!! It's main functions were to make a reservoir and provide hydroelectric power. Lake Havasu is the reservoir and is capable of holding 210 billion gallons of water. Now, that is a lot of water!!
We stopped and took all the necessary pictures and continued down the two lane winding road that followed the twists and turns of the Colorado River.
There were several signs along the road warning of the possibility of wild burros on the road and it wasn't too long before we saw some. There were two standing along the ditch and we were able to stop and get some close ups of them. They really were not too worried about us and actually walked right up to the truck for some real close ups!!
The ride today was pleasant and it was great not to be jostled around like we were on Henrietta. We could actually talk to each other without shouting too!! Both Kay and I were feeling rather sore and stiff after yesterday's ride with all the bouncing we did over the rough terrain. Thank the Lord for Tylenol and Voltaren Emulgel!!
We were able to find a load of wood in our travels today so a "real" campfire was in our future.
We got home, the cats came out of hiding and we settled around the fire that John had started. Man, the heat felt awesome. and we sat around it until the wind came up and we took refuge in the camper.
Of course it is Saturday night so, that meant steak and potatoes for supper along with beans and mushrooms. John managed to get our meal cooked despite the bloody wind and we ate it up like we were ravenous wolves. Mmmmm.......Life is Good!!
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| The Parker Dam |
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| The Reservoir (the start of Lake Havasu) |
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| Looking down from the highway |
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| The Colorado River |
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| A huge CAT generator |
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| The observatory |
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| Friendly neighbourhood burros |
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| Really friendly!! |
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| Well, maybe not with each other.... |
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| But real friendly with us!! |
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| Burros On Road |
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| more sand dunes |
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| Sun going down |
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| Tonight's campfire |
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| Fire and Sky |
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| Day is done... |
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