Thursday Nov. 17, 2011
We arrived in Yuma on Tuesday night after a short trip from Laughlin, Nevada. We are now parked in the Arizona Sands park and will stay here until Tuesday morning when we will head closer to the border (Why, AZ.) This park is not very full and we don’t have anyone next to us right now. Sweet!
We took an alternate route from Laughlin to Yuma for a change of pace. We went south on the Needles Highway which is on the Nevada and California side of the river and it was a much quieter drive than going south on the Bullhead City side which has a lot of stop lights. We hopped on the freeway at Needles and got off the freeway on 95 South to head down to Vidal Junction and then into Parker, AZ. My map point software on the laptop would send us through Needles on an alternate route but “Marjorie” our TomTom would not, no matter how much I tried so we followed her freeway route. We don’t know how much to trust her yet but did buy the TomTom to use on the Harley so we must practice. In the past we have gone through Lake Havasu but it has a billion stop lights that don’t have warning signals that they are going to change and it makes blue smoke come out of Eric’s ears and mouth! This was a much quieter drive even though there was a bunch of paving going on. Nice to see different country.
We stopped for lunch at the side of the road coming into Quartzite and both decided that we are done with boon docking on any grand scale. With the price of fuel what it is, running the generator a couple of hours a day would cost a fortune on a monthly basis. Cheaper to be plugged in. Alternately solar panels and a battery bank would work but would have to be used a lot to be cost effective. We stop overnight without hook-up but have no interest in long unplugged stays. Times change.
Yesterday we did a little running around and picked up water. Cheap here at 50 cents for 5 gallons and it tastes good too! Eric took a ride on Big Red and the parts guy at the Harley shop put him onto a locksmith who would cut a couple of extra keys for the bike. We only got one with it and Eric is terrified he will loose it and we would really be in a mess.
P.M. same day
Went to the locksmith and got two keys for 3 bucks each. A real deal. Then on to Wal-Mart and looked for a timer for Arnoldo in Mazatlan as Sam our riding buddy there said they are hard to find in Mexico and Arnoldo’s is broken. Arnoldo used to run a small restaurant in our park but had to move because we didn’t have enough business for him but some of the faithful still go to see him at his new location. He likes to have a timer so he can have his coffee ready in the morning. Glad to help out.
We also stopped at the Yuma “Crapmeet” and Eric picked up a few things he was looking for. Rebar pegs for the awning etc. Always something to buy.
To finish off the day we managed to take a ride up to the Imperial Dam where we have boon docked before and stopped down at Squaw Lake to stretch our legs. All the water there is part of a dam system but it’s still nice to see water.
We stopped to stretch our legs at Squaw Lake with is down the hill from the Imperial Dam site where we have done a little “boon docking” in the past.
In the parking lot at Squaw Lake.
Far to the right in the distance is the Hidden Shores RV and golf resort. You have to sign in to have a look, so we didn’t!
Some of the local “wild life” – mostly domestic ducks and geese, “Look out guys- it’s almost Thanksgiving!”
Then back down to Winterhaven, California and a quick hop onto the freeway and home for happy hour. We will go back up that way before we leave and pick up some dates to munch on this winter in Mexico.
Tomorrow another ride and I must get our Mexican insurance done too.
A good day.
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