The Time Has Come

 As with every trip, it comes the time to go home and this past week was the time.

We had a nice spot not far from the Valley of Fire State Park.  On a clear day (of which we had some), you could see the mountains in the distance.  The reason I refer to a clear day, it is not always the way near Vegas. 

The smog can hang in the valley but we were fortunate most of the time.

We were parked just north of Las Vegas enjoying the lovely weather but knew that we had only a couple of weeks before we had to head home.  Most of our trip home is through the mountains and of course, the weather can sometimes be somewhat unpredictable.  Our theory to to keep an eye on the forecast and if it looks like we have about a three day window, we are on our way!

On our last day, our neighbour invited us for supper.  He is a retired police officer from Chicago, and since he is of Puerto Rico heritage, he cooked us a traditional meal.  We had a great time visiting, enjoyed a most delicious meal, and hope to meet up again one day!

Our trip home was almost picture perfect. The temperatures were mostly 21c during the day, nights around 9c, pretty well no wind and whenever there was some, it was always a tailwind, and clear skies.  As we were closer to the border, the temps dropped (to about 6c) and it became cloudy but still a great travelling day.  

Through the last part of Nevada

Through Salt Lake City about 4 pm

Here are several photos mostly while travelling through Utah!

The border crossing - about the same as in past years.  The agent we had was pleasant, and they asked very few questions.  I take that it means that we have very innocent looking faces!

It has been another wonderful trip but all good things must come to an end.  Thanks for following our winter - I hope you were able to enjoy our trip with us.  Until then, stay healthy, stay safe, and until our next trip, take care of yourselves and of those you love!!

Just Keep Moving

 We started the week in Lake Havasu City.  We have often spent some time here in the past but don't usually have any high internet demands.  Well this year it was different - one of our granddaughters was in a volleyball tournament and they stream the games.  Our signal wasn't quite strong enough so each time she had a game, we would drive to the top of the nearest hill and voila - we could watch her games.

Sunday is the day of a large swap meet.   We toured through it but didn't see anything that really interested us.  We did, however, see some items for sale that you certainly would not have seen at home. 

Then off we went to lunch and Gerry spotted a car that caught his eye.  The way it looked, it could only be used on some incredibly smooth surfaces athough Gerry thought that perhaps it had air suspension.  Sure would be easy to fall into.

Don't you love this bit of advertising.

Later on in the week we went for a stroll along the lake and the area around London Bridge.  We knew it was spring break so expected it to be quite crowded but it was not to be.  We were absolutely amazed at how few people were around. And the marina - what happened to all the boats. 

We have been here some ten or so years ago and the difference is incredible - where have all the people gone?  It is always a great place to visit.

The week goes by and it is once again time to move on so this time we head north of Las Vegas near the Valley of Fire State Park.  This park is the oldest and largest state park in the state of Nevada.  The rock formations and the colours are beautiful.  We went on a couple of hikes - some were quite easy as most of the walking was on a rock surface but some of it was in soft sand.  Believe me when I said that we got quite a workout.  Shortly after we got into the park, we rounded a corner and we came across a young mountain sheep standing on a rock - perfect timing.

  Here are some photos of our drive through the park.

The Wave

The Arch

Then today we got some company - Darren and JoAnne came to see us on their way through.  They are from Regina but we just don't seem to meet up.  Darren and I worked together many years ago and (not for as many years ago) I worked for him.  What a nice surprise and a great chance to catch up.

The weather is starting to turn pretty warm, at least for this week.  No definite plans for next week so I will be back once again.  Have a great week.