Tough morning saying goodbye to everyone. I was holding up OK until Marieanne gave me such a bear hug that I knew she was having trouble keeping it together as well. While it didn't open the flood gates, it did release a drop or two. We tried not to look at each other.
Pretty uneventful drive along the 202 loop, then onto 10, then Vicksburg Road to 72, then 95 to Havasu City. Checked in at Havasu Falls RV Resort around 3pm. It's a very nice park with a lovely view down to the lake and California on the other side. There was a generous breeze blowing off the lake. I noticed no one had their awnings out.
I got in touch with Heather and by the time she and Rick got here we were set up and ready to start happy hour. While we were sitting out, we noticed that the skies to the northeast were getting pretty dark and ugly, and there was definitely some rain coming out of the clouds to the north. Visited for about an hour and then we all jumped into Rick & Heather's truck and headed into Havasu for dinner. When we walked out of the pub after dinner, we could feel some rain drops and heard a clap of thunder while we were standing around trying to decide what to do. That prompted us to at least get into the truck, just in case the skies opened up. We drove around a bit, seeing some of the sites, and then back to our place for a nightcap. We'll hook up with Heather & Rick tomorrow and see more of the sights. I think the guys might be interested in checking out some of the bikinis (the place is crawling with students on spring break). I'll try not to be too obvious checking out the young guys.
When we got in the area of the Colorado River and Lake Havasu, I started noticing plants that looked like they were covered in orange cobwebs. It was not only on these shrubs, but also on cactus and other vegetation.
Pretty uneventful drive along the 202 loop, then onto 10, then Vicksburg Road to 72, then 95 to Havasu City. Checked in at Havasu Falls RV Resort around 3pm. It's a very nice park with a lovely view down to the lake and California on the other side. There was a generous breeze blowing off the lake. I noticed no one had their awnings out.
I got in touch with Heather and by the time she and Rick got here we were set up and ready to start happy hour. While we were sitting out, we noticed that the skies to the northeast were getting pretty dark and ugly, and there was definitely some rain coming out of the clouds to the north. Visited for about an hour and then we all jumped into Rick & Heather's truck and headed into Havasu for dinner. When we walked out of the pub after dinner, we could feel some rain drops and heard a clap of thunder while we were standing around trying to decide what to do. That prompted us to at least get into the truck, just in case the skies opened up. We drove around a bit, seeing some of the sites, and then back to our place for a nightcap. We'll hook up with Heather & Rick tomorrow and see more of the sights. I think the guys might be interested in checking out some of the bikinis (the place is crawling with students on spring break). I'll try not to be too obvious checking out the young guys.
When we got in the area of the Colorado River and Lake Havasu, I started noticing plants that looked like they were covered in orange cobwebs. It was not only on these shrubs, but also on cactus and other vegetation.
I looked it up, and it is a stringy parasitic plant called cuscuta or dodder. The simple explanation is that once it attaches to a plant, it wraps itself around the host and proceeds to suck the moisture out of it. Can be a very bad thing for agricultural crops. Heather had mentioned that the desert bloom this year is one of the largest remembered in a long time. Perhaps the conditions that created the extensive bloom have also been beneficial for this plant. I don't recall ever seeing this before in our travels down here.
It's only just after 9, but we're both pretty tired, so will close off for the night. Until next time, dear readers.