Wake Up in Havasu, Park Walk to Explore, Flea Market Sunday

Lake Havasu RV Resort, AZ

On Sunday, Feb…woops! March 1^st Bill was up before me and was downstairs with his coffee when I got up at 6:30. He indicated that I should go for my walk as he knows my routine in a new place. Exploring the park and that includes all the buildings. I like to stick my head in to see what is available. Yes, we’ve been here before but it was a couple of years ago and this ole memory isn’t what it used to be.

Our sites

In this park

Once I peeked in the doors, I remembered “ah yes”. There are two sides to this park, in case you have never been here. The west side of London Bridge Rd. and the east side. Each one has a clubhouse and a pool. If there are large events or meals, they take place on the eastern section. We’ve only camped here once before and were located on the east. The park is so full at this time of year, we are lucky to get a spot for our big rig, let alone two!

Inside the big clubhouse across the road

The pool across the way is larger with more seating areas

Bob and Jo-Anne have not been to Lake Havasu City, nor has Keith so there are a few unique things to see. This morning, after my walk, my tea and my shower, Bill drove us all into the Sunday flea market in L.H.C. It is a pretty large market with lots of wares for sale. Other than some clothespins to replace some of my older ones, an eggplant and some mini carrots, we didn’t buy anything. Just looking today.

The pool on this side which is heated and nice too

From there, Bill took us (them) on a scenic tour of some of the beautiful homes around the area and we found where George and Rose’s new place is. They were home, so we stopped in briefly just to make introductions and to say ‘hey’. George offered us some oranges and lemons from their tree in the back yard (Lucky!) so I left with a couple of each. Thanks! Rose sounded very excited over the move and discovering what plants and bushes are growing on their property. 😊

Some cool accents for the park make a difference

From the park entrance you can see the lake

It was busy enough at the flea market

But Bob was able to walk right in to Donna's trailer for a haircut
She must have been lonely as he was in there for a very very long time

We left there and took a drive north of the city to show Bob and Jo-Anne where Keith has set up camp on Lone Tree Hill. He wasn’t around but he is right, he has a nice spot where he can have some privacy for his outdoor shower when he needs to. We have never seen that area (or this park, for that matter) so full as we have never been in this area at this time of year. It was almost noon so we returned home for lunch.

I made us bacon and eggs and Bill sat back to read and doze while I did the dishes.

Lots of things for sale
Need a Conceal and carry purse?

Oranges and lemons from Rose and George
The lemons need to ripen a bit

After catching up on my post for the day, I took my book outside and enjoyed the sunshine. I was out there for about an hour before coming in at 2:30 to search for something on my blog. I was curious to find the dates that we were here in the park, two years ago. We were sure it wasn’t this busy so I wasn’t surprised when we realized that it was November for 2 weeks.

The hand is waving as we drove into
Lone Tree Hill

Keith and Oreo were out on the hills
but he has a nice spot

An Airstream motor home?

 During this process, Jo texted to invite us next door for Happy Hour. After finding what I wanted, I mixed up our drinks. Today, I used more strawberry-daquiri mix than pina colada and used vodka instead of rum. We had more vodka to drink up and I wanted to see what it tasted like. I couldn’t tell much different, it still tasted great to me. Bill was quick to point out that it was good but still NOT a Miami Vice. No worries, it just means I need to keep trying.

Bill did better than me and remembered treats for little Higgins
Higgins remembered what he had to do

We joined our friends until about 4:30 when we moved back home. We were having grilled sausages for supper so Bill lit the barbecue at 5:30 and inside I prepared a salad. Guess what? I did it from scratch! I remembered to buy a head of lettuce and we have celery, green onions, peppers and shredded cheese to add to it. I even have black olives which I added to mine. We were eating by 6 and the sausages were done perfectly. That was a great meal.

A small but good Happy Hour in the heat of the day

After dishes, we scooped up some of our Tillamook Oregon Cherry dark cherry ice cream. With some crushed walnuts and choke cherry sauce, it was a heavenly dessert. We watched American Idol inside while the air outside cooled right off. Also, we kept hearing a loud bang about every 5 minutes or so. I said it sounded like an awning slamming shut, over and over and when Bill investigated that is exactly what it was. He went over to see if he could help.

A decent meal

And a tasty dessert

They have a Safari Serengeti a year older than Doug’s and they couldn’t seem to get the awning to go in properly. It took a few tries and Bill’s assistance to close it tight. The winds have been increasing all afternoon so no one wants their awnings left out. This has been a good day. Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow so I went out to put the chairs away just in case it came sooner than later. I didn’t realize that Bill had already taken care of that.

Can't see the sunset from our site so this is all you get
Good night!

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New Surroundings, Flea Market Finds, Waiting to Hear from Friends, Lazy Afternoon, Graceland Movie

We were in bed so early last night, 9:15, unheard of in most cases especially for Bill, that I wasn’t surprised he was up at 5:15 am today, Sunday, Dec. 2^nd. I heard him get up but dropped back off until 6:30. It was a night full of dreams for me of which Bill can attest to. I guess I was uttering some noises through the night. Waking up to new surroundings and new views was a nice change. 

And it was special to be waved at first thing in the morning!

We had our coffee and tea, it is even ‘blacker’ here than it was in the park at that time of the morning. A walk was out of the question until after I finished my tea and it was much lighter out. I think it was 7:30 when I trekked down the gravel lane to the valley of hills towards the Hand. Such a beauty of a day on the horizon and I took some chances walking down steep inclines to catch a glimpse of the sunrise.

The sun rises further over the hills

I look back towards camp to see how far I'd come

It is hard to see the dimensions in this picture
but it is steep decline right at the forefront

As I got back to the Suite, I caught a second sunrise over the peak of the mountain behind us. Rob had been over and asked us about our interest in going in to the Sunday Flea Market on Paleos del Sol drive. I texted our friends, Ken and Nancy, who are staying at Havasu Falls RV Resort to see what their plans were today. We had previously chatted about getting together while here. I didn’t hear back so at 10 we went with Rob and Pat into the city.

If it wasn't windy, this would be a neat place to put up a tent
No pegs would be able to penetrate the hard ground though

I was waiting for the sun to pop here
so kept on walking further south

The sun reached 'you know what'

Good things come to those who wait

The flea market was well attended by vendors and participants. We parted ways and wandered through the alleys checking out their wares. We are mostly interested in ‘homemade’ items, not 2^nd hand things, not food and not things made in China and shipped over. The vendors who make their products are very interesting and often display unique items. Some would be great for gifts for family and some for us.

ta-dah!

We fell in love with a Cactus planter, hand made and certified for border crossing. Sold! We’ve both admired these at different venues but today decided we’d get the enjoyment out of it NOW, instead of waiting. We met up with Rob and Pat and before heading back, found a great unique gift for someone back home. One person crossed off the list. √

Now, I'm walking back, down and up, down and up

When Rob went for his walk, I suggested this way as well
We both got a work out before 9 am!

And back at camp, the sun rose 'again' over another mountain

Bill gave Rob directions to Rose and George’s home on Kibbey so we could all figure out how best to bring our rv’s in and park for a few days when we leave here. George and Rose are so accommodating but basically left it up to the boys as to how and where they’d like to be. We’ll give them a heads up before we are ready to move. We had a brief visit and drove back to camp.

Pat and Clemson while we discussed the morning's plans

Back home, we went our separate ways to make lunch since it was 1:20 pm. I had a bowl of my homemade tomato soup left in the fridge, thawed, so warmed that up in a pot plus some rye toast, cheese, apple and summer sausage. Oh my! Bill had a peanut butter and cheese sandwich and finished off the crumbs from a bag of Lay’s chips we’ve had for a few weeks. We did good to have them for so long! 😊

These two got along well today

Comical to watch their antics together

Sunday Flea Market was a change of pace

Busy enough place but not too crowded

Whirly twirly things

Food, if you're interested

He moved to the recliner for a nap, and Clemson did the same thing in the sun on the couch. I wrote some and took my book outside in the sun. The wind is cool keeping the temperature at bay, around 62F so it is hard to know what to wear outdoors. It didn’t take me long to realize that I was fine in bare feet but needed my hoodie and wind breaker. The wind came from the north directly under the Suite so I moved my chair over to the right of the door and our slide out broke the cool air some.

Our gift to each other
there is a Kokopelli on the other side of the bowl

I came inside around 3:30 and made myself a tea and after feeding Clemson, Bill joined me. We sat until 4:30 when we retreated inside. We closed windows and planned on spending the rest of the evening inside. I had pulled a container of chili out of the freezer yesterday morning and we decided to have that tonight. It will be nice and easy and I can warm it up on the stove. Bill had toast with his and then we decided to have ice cream for dessert.

Simple chili supper

 We had recorded the new Christmas movie ‘Christmas at Graceland’ from last night so started watching it tonight around 5. It is pretty good with Kellie Pickler but it is neat to see The Guest House and to see pictures of the Mansion after us being there in person. We finished with the movie and got into our books a bit more, keeping an eye on our batteries.

Good night from Lone Tree BLM

This has been a nice day with some morning shopping and some afternoon relaxing. I've finished my book by Louise Penny so trying to get into a David Baldacci story, The Whole Truth. The first chapter was odd but I see where it is going now that I've moved into Chapter 2. I doubt I'll be disappointed, he is such a good story teller. Our plans to get together never did work out with Ken and Nancy but sometimes that happens. I hope you had a great day!

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