Moving On!!

The motorhome is cleaned - washed and waxed, carpets cleaned, windows washed, and the dust blown out.  With the last few days at Pahrump, we decided to deposit a few coins into the slot machine.  It's a good thing we kept it to a few because Lady Luck certainly was not shining on us.  Now it's time to move one.  This is a snapshot of the campground where we were staying - the palm trees with the cactus with the pine trees.

Instead of going the usual route through Las Vegas we decided to take a scenic tour, which really wasn't much further.  We spent the night at Primm, NV (not really a town other than three casinos).  They have quite a large outlet mall with outlets for Coach, Michael Kors to name a couple.  Coach had some terrific prices - 70% off - too bad I couldn't find something that I just had to have - just think of the money I could have saved!!

A unique disguise of a cell tower

We took a road across to Searchlight which goes through some of the thickest Joshua tree stands I have seen.  I must tell you a story about the Joshua tree.  Back in 1984, when we made a trip south, I remember how amazed I was when I first saw this tree - I exclaimed "oh look, a cactus tree".  I was partly right - it is a tree!!  You have to admit, they certainly are a unique looking plant.

The Joshua trees

We spent a couple of nights at Lake Havasu City.  Thursday morning, we went to visit some friends and ended up staying for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner - not planned but absolutely appreciated.  Since everyone over-indulged, we got pumpkin pie to take home which means we got to enjoy Joe and Kathy's hospitality over a couple of days.

A desert sunset - dusk

  Thank you Joe and Kathy.

Thursday was dinner,  Friday was Black Friday so to the stores we went.  There were definitely some good deals which was obvious by the long lineups at the checkouts.  And I stood in those lines but where else could you get $28 shirts for $9 for example.  It would have been silly to resist!

We arrived this afternoon at Quartzsite, which I think is the flea market capital of the world especially in January.  We will go into town in the next day or so and see if the vendors have set up shop yet.

The Colorado River

The weather this past week has been incredible - daily highs of 29C with the lows going down to 15C - you just can't beat that.  They are predicting those temps coming to an end in the latter part of the week - it is going to drop to daytime highs of 24C.  You have to love this weather.

I hope each and everyone of you have a great week.

No Play in Pahrump

We arrived in Pahrump, NV after a great week off-roading.  At the same time we were without cell or internet service so it is nice to be back online.  We are currently staying at a campground which certainly has all the amenities - we even went to the hot tub last night.  It is also one of contrasts - pine trees throughout the campground with palm trees along the roadways.  I always think pine trees are associated with colder areas such as further north or on mountains; however, palm trees are the opposite.

One of the first things to be done is to stock up on groceries.  One of the great things about this campground is that most places are within walking distance so grab the backpack and off to Smiths we go.  There was some sort of promotion going on when we arrived so we each received a ticket.  Guess what - my ticket was the first one drawn, and Gerry's was next.  Lucky day - I won a roasted chicken while Gerry won a fruit pie - now we knew what we were having for supper.

With a couple of casinos close by, that could have been a sign of good luck.  Yup, it was a sign of good luck, but it stopped when we went out the door.

The week was mainly spent with generally cleaning which was badly needed.  Gerry washed and waxed the motorhome while I shampooed the carpets, washed windows, and all those regular cleaning kind of jobs.

We ended this week by attending a pow-wow.  While there were few dances, much drumming, and various speeches, some of the costumes are definitely something to see.   Below are some photos to show some of the incredible outfits.

And that brings the week to a close.  The weather at the beginning of the week was absolutely perfect.  Then we had a couple of days of wind and some cloud.  The sun came back but the cold front went through - a bit chilly in the shade but the sun is warm.  Once the cold temps pass tonight, they are promising warmer weather again which we will be looking forward to.

I hope everyone had a great week and may the next week be the same.  Until then.............