A Trip to Lake Havasu, Lunch with Friends, Gibbs and Gigi

Park Place RV Resort, AZ

On Wednesday, Feb. 16^th we are on the down side of the month. It wasn’t to be as hot today, only 66F/19C, the winds that blew in yesterday cooled things down a fair bit. We were up at 7 and had some breakfast together. Gibbs and I skipped our walk today. We left the house, all of us, by 8:30, put some expensive diesel in the truck at the Arco near us and took the drive through Parker, arriving in Lake Havasu City shortly after 10.

A beauty of a day for a drive

Gibbs was ready for a long truck ride

It has been a while since we’ve been there but soon remembered the beautiful drive as we drove along the Bill Williams River and the golf course in the mountains 😊 . If I golfed, I’d want to play there! We did hit construction on Hwy 95 and were held up for about 20 minutes but we were forewarned that this could happen by listening to the local radio station earlier this week.

I don't know if you can see the water skiier but
my timing was pretty much perfect

Our first stop was Bill’s favourite, Harbor Freight. He knew what he wanted and I stayed in the truck with Gibbs. When he came out, I nipped into Dollar Tree looking for a storage container but they didn’t have anything in the right size for our needs. We drove from there to Hobby Lobby where I went in to look for the balls of yarn that I need for my bulky blanket. Huh! No luck there either, they really didn’t have much choice at all and nothing that would suffice at all. ☹

The rock formations are pretty cool

We looked for the Mesquite Car Wash & Detailing Shop that we used years ago, hoping to get Black Beauty a good wash. Looking it up on line, when we couldn’t locate the building, it seems to have closed. Only comments/reviews filled us in on that little tidbit. They should be removing their business from the site. Anyway, we left there and after chatting about something Bill saw at H.F. that he’d really like, we went back to get it. He’s a happy camper.

Arriving at Lake Havasu City

It was shortly after 11:30 when we pulled into Rose & George’s laneway. It has been a long time since we’ve seen them too so we were all thrilled that this was able to happen this winter. ♥ We shared hugs upon our arrival and met Gigi. Then Gibbs met Gigi and they hit it off famously. She is such a sweet, calm pooch and we are so proud of our active little guy for the way he behaved. It was a real treat to watch them play.

It was chase around the pool time
Thankfully, Gibbs never jumped in. The water was only a chilly 52F!

The Gooden family

There was much resting after play

There was also much drinking
from the community water bowl

George and Bill grilled burgers and Rose had a table of food set out when we came inside to eat. They were delicious burgers and so was everything else. We caught up on all of the news on both sides and it was around 2 when we said goodbye. They’ve had a couple of upsets in their families over the last few days so we left a condolence card for them to open later. That was a great visit.

They were so cute together

George, the pool boy

We needed to stock up on some groceries so Bill stayed in the car while I went in to pick up the things on our list at Walmart. I’m so impressed with the prices we pay there. Mind you, I didn’t buy meat this time, but we saved a bundle. Bill topped the fuel up in the truck when we found a cheaper price there than back here in Quartzsite.

Cheeseburgers, bean salad, pickles, cukes, tomatoes, cheeses
Yum!

No slow down on the way home, hitting the one lane area at just the right time. We were home at the park around 4:30 and after unloading and putting groceries away, we relaxed. Gibbs slept most of the way home, no surprise there. 😊 He played hard today with Gigi. It was a longer, busier day than what we’re used to so it was no surprise that Bill and I dozed in our chairs too.

My favourite picture of the day
I couldn't plan this pose!

I think Gibbs is saying "I love you, Gigi" ♥

Our hosts and dear friends ♥

We weren’t real hungry so I made a toasted tomato sandwich for Bill and I blended up the last of a keto shake. That, with a piece of keto fudge, filled me for the night. This was an awesome day. We’re so happy to have seen our friends again. We hope they make it home to Ontario this summer, we have a spot for them if they need it. ♥

Their lemon tree is laden with fresh
juicy fruit
I brought a bag of at least 9 home with me 😍

An uneventful drive back home

The Bill Williams River
here it reminds me of the show Swamp People

Someone slept most of the way home

No slow down today but lovely views instead
Good night!

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