From Needles we crossed into Arizona traveling through dry desert county. The first surprise in Arizona was the price of gas was at least a dollar cheaper per US gallon than in California. We paid $2.99 per US Gallon which by my calculation is 80c per liter!
We stopped in Lake Havasu where a developer created an instant city in about 1964. It is where the London Bridge was rebuilt and is of course a tourist attraction. We walked across the bridge and bought a couple of post cards.
Historically it is of interest that the damming of the Colorado River made such a difference to the opening up of this area and of southern California. The Hoover dam was built between 1931 and 1936 as part of the New Deal program initiated by President Franklin Roosevelt. The Parker dam which created Lake Havasu was built between 1934 and 1938. The dam provides drinking water to areas of southern California by using Hydro electric power generated to pump water up to enter an aquifer that then flows downhill. Of special interest was that the agreements for the water require that the dam maintain the level of lake Havasu between 440 and 450 feet. From the boating facilities we observed there must be large crowds in the summer. The water temperature reaches over 80F and the air temperature can be 100-120F.
After four relaxing days at Cat-tails Cove RV park, with some great hiking along the lake and through the desert we moved on. The RV park which is an Arizona State Park is is highly recommended and has received a number of awards - including a recent one for the maintenance of their sewage treatment plant!
We needed to be at an RV park with good internet so we are at Lake Verde RV resort at Buckeye Arizona. The overall impression here is that our little 26 foot Class C Motor home is completely dwarfed by the extra ordinary 5th Wheel and large Class A Motorhomes.
It is bright and sunny still but cool for this time of year in Arizona.
We were relieved to-day to find that the selling of our house all went through without a hitch!
Best wishes to all,
Shaun and Penny and Lucy.
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