November 13 - 23, 2014 (Lake Havasu City, AZ)

Thursday

The forecast was for wind and yes, it was very windy today and the wind was not blowing in our favor...rats.  We left Pahrump around 10:00 am and arrived at Lake Havasu RV Resort by 2:30 pm (with a time change to Mountain time zone).  We made it safe and sound, but it was probably our worst travel day to date and needless to say our fuel economy was not good.  Oh well, I guess you have to expect sometime to encounter less than optimal travel days.

We were excited to be back at Havasu RV Resort.  We forgot how nice the resort really is.  It was also nice to see some familiar faces. 




Our pull thru site at Havasu RV (notice the flag at the top of our rv - you can see that the wind is still pretty strong)

While we were doing our traditional walk around the rv park, we walked by our neighbors from last year, Toni & Bob who invited us to stop and have a drink and catch up on news from the last year.  We had a very enjoyable visit, I'm glad we stopped. 

 

Friday

 

We were excited to be able to start our Walk Away the Lbs. exercise class that they have here at this resort.  Boy, we could sure tell that we hadn't done this sort of exercise for awhile, we were out of shape.  It's a very good cardio workout and I guess our work this summer was not so much cardio as maybe weight training.  It sure felt good to work up a good sweat.

 

Another thing we were looking forward to was visiting one of our favorite used bookstores that we've run across in our travels.  I came away with 3 book series from Dee Henderson focusing on different military branches and Rich came away with a bunch of Max Brand (western) books.  We were both very happy with our purchases.  We plan to do a lot of reading the next couple of months. 

 

Every other Friday night, the resort hosts a social hour from 5-7 where everyone brings their own drinks and an appetizer to share and they have taped music that folks can line dance too.  My friend from last year, Marie invited us to join their table.  We spent a nice couple of hours catching up.  I didn't attempt any line dances since I seem to have forgotten everything I learned last year.  Oh well, I will take a couple classes during the week we are here.

 

Saturday

 

Last year our favorite place to eat breakfast was at a little hole in the wall type cafe called:  "Uncle Kenny's".  Well we had to go and try it out again this year.  I'm happy to report that we were pleased with our meal.  Rich said the chicken fried steak was one of the best he's had. 

 

After breakfast we did some chores around the 5er and then I headed off to the pool with one of my new books.  It felt good to sunbath and I even took my first swim of the "winter".  The water was nice and I had a nice visit with Donna who I had met last year.  She and her husband bought a lot at the resort and he is building a casita on their lot.  Sounds like a lot of work but I'm sure it will be beautiful when it's complete. 

 

We had a nice BBQ for dinner.  This site is nice because it has a cement table and benches for eating meals outdoors and enjoying the beautiful sunsets.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday

 

The forecast today was for a lot of wind and again the forecasters were correct.  We had winds in the 20-25 mph range with gusts as high up to 50 mph.  You really notice the wind when you are in a 5er, especially if you have slide toppers over your slides, which we do.  Last year when we were in Lake Havasu, Rich came up with this neat idea to keep the slide toppers from flapping in the wind so much, so out his invention came and it really does help. 

 

 

After visiting our favorite church in Lake Havasu, we decided with the cooler weather and the wind that it would be nice to take in a movie.  They have very nice movie theaters here and the tickets are very reasonable.  We chose to see Interstellar with Matthew McConaughey which we enjoyed immensely.  The popcorn wasn't bad either.  =)

 

 

After our movie, the wind was still blowing but it wasn't nearly as strong as it had been so we were able to take Gracie for a walk around the park.  And then we spent a relaxing evening with our books and some tv.

 

 

Monday

 

We were back to our Walk Away the Lbs class which seemed a lot easier than the class on Friday which was a relief.  I didn't want to think I was really that out of shape.  =)  The rest of the day was pretty much spent doing some bookwork and a nice walk.  Nothing too exciting to report.

 

Tuesday

 

I started the day out with my line dancing class - it was fun to see a lot of the ladies from last year as well as some new faces.  And I am happy to report, that once our instructor started reviewing the steps of the 3 dances she taught us that day, that I was able to remember the steps.  That was a pleasant surprise. 

 

Rich did the walk away the lbs class and said it was another good workout.  So after our exercise for the day, we just ran a couple of errands and had a relaxing day around the 5er. 

 

Wednesday

 

We both went to our Walk Away the Lbs. class and because we've been doing so well with our exercises, decided to splurge on lunch out at the local In N Out burger.  If you've never eaten at an In N Out, I highly recommend you try it (though they don't have them in Oregon yet).  After lunch, we stopped at the local RV dealer for a quick little tour of some rv's.....it's always fun to look and it made us appreciate our Mobile Suites even more.  On our way home, we stopped at the state park to see if Dave and Diane were around (this is the couple we met in Pahrump) for a quick visit.  They weren't, so we just left a note. 

 

Once we got back to the 5er, I spent some time sunbathing and reading.  We took Gracie for a nice walk around the park and then stopped and toured Hugh & Linda's new 2015 Mobile Suites.  We met Hugh and Linda last year at the resort and enjoyed our visit and tour.  

 

Thursday

 

Again, the morning started with me line dancing and Rich attending Walk Away the Lbs.  After class we got a call from Dave & Diane and arranged to get together this afternoon.  So we had a quick lunch and tidied up a bit before our visitors arrived.  We had a lovely visit sitting outside in the nice warm sunshine.  It was fun getting to know them on a little deeper level than just our brief conversations at Pahrump.  They confirmed my earlier observations that they are very nice and friendly folks.  It was fun to find out that Diane likes plants and collects rocks too.  Finally it was time to say our "see you laters".   This is one couple that we hope our paths cross again.  I can't believe we let them leave without remembering to take their picture. 

 

Friday

 

Today was our last day of doing Walk Away the Lbs at this resort and we ended strong with a 4 mile workout.  The rest of the day was pretty much a repeat of previous days, relaxing by the pool with a book as well as a few chores around the 5er....well truth be told, I did the relaxing and Rich did most the chores.  We did take Gracie for her walk around the park.  She just loves meeting all the other little dogs out on her walks.

 

Saturday

 

We decided to repeat breakfast at Uncle Kenny's again and again came away satisfied and happy. It was a beautiful day, so we decided that we needed to ride the ferry across the lake just so we could get out on the water.

 

 

 

 

 We just rode the ferry over, and then jumped back on and rode back.  They have a casino that most people visit, but we weren't in to a smokey casino on such a lovely day.  Once we got back we were walking under the bridge and heard the most beautiful music being played.  I can't begin to describe how hauntingly beautiful it sounded echoing off the bridge.  We stopped and chatted with the musician for awhile and asked about his instrument as it was one we didn't recognize.  It turned out it was a Soprano Saxaphone made in 1932 and according to this gentleman there were only a few made and he was playing one of them.  The gentleman said he loves coming and playing under the bridge because the acoustics are amazing and can't be replicated even in a recording studio.  He donates any money he makes to Toys for Tots and just enjoys playing, which was very apparent. 

 

 

 

 



 After our chat with the Soprano Saxophone player, we headed back to the 5er.  We had another nice walk in the park with Gracie, stopped to visit with our friends Marie and Everett and see their new to them 5th wheel.  Then it was just another relaxing evening.

Sunday

Today is our last day here at Havasu RV Resort before we head down the road and guess what.....it was windy again.  Don't know what it is about Sunday's, but the last two have been very windy.  Oh well, it can't be all blue sky and sunshine.  =) 

We attended church at Hilltop again, and boy it was really crowded today, there must have been some extra winter "birds" attending today.  That's what the locals here call their winter visitors....birds, not snowbirds, just birds (maybe because some of the visitors come from states that don't get snow???)

After church we were back at the 5er having lunch and Marie and Everett stopped by to check out Rich's slide topper invention.  They have slide toppers on their 5er and I was telling Marie about Rich's invention because she had mentioned how aggravating the wind was on their slide toppers.  Maybe Rich ought to patent his idea......it really does work well.  Everett thought he would give it a try, we'll have to touch bases with them in a couple weeks and see what he thinks.

After our lunch and visit we took Gracie on her last walk around the park.  It really is a nice resort and if we decide we don't like Yuma which is our next destination, we may find ourselves back here.  We've had a really nice relaxing time and are glad we stopped here again.  It was good catching up with a few of the folks we met last year but it's time to hit the road again.  Our next post will be from Yuma, AZ.