Blogs from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States, North America

Amerikanische Motels haben meist kein Frühstück dabei, oder wenn eines dabei ist, dann ist es greislich. An frühstückslosen Tagen muss ich also irgendwo frühstücken, z.B. bei McDonald's. Da ist es auch greislich aber anders. Außerdem tut sich da eine ganz neue Welt auf. Heute früh kamen massenhaft alte Leute (natürlich alle mit Auto), schleppten sich ins Lokal und frühstückten dort. Offenbar einsam, denn mehrere sprachen mich an. Aber statt sich mit anderen Alten zusammen zu setzen, saßen sie alle allein und gingen dann schweigend wieder. Eine Frau, die mich ansprach, erzählte mir, dass ihre Vorfahren aus Deutschland seien und von königlichem Blut. Hätte ich ihr erzählen sollen, dass eine meiner Vorfahrinnen ins Haus Coburg eingeheiratet hat? Ich schwieg dezent. Die Nadelwälder um Prescott gingen in Büsche über, diese wurden kleiner und spärlicher. Das Gras würde braun, ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Ce matin à 8 h, j'avais déjà fait 100km. Hier au soir 9h au lit malgré ma petite sieste, j'ai fait une grosse nuit jusqu'à 6h. Cette grosse chaleur, toujours entre 38 et 44°, a raison de mon énergie. Ce matin au départ c'était déjà 30. Je retrouve l'interstate 10 (celle qui traverse les US) et ce jusqu'à Blythe, la première ville en Californie. Blythe tout simplement pour me rendre à l'office du tourisme et avoir une carte californienne détaillée, car je ne sais pas si il est plus intéressant pour moi de prendre la vallée du Colorado, par la rive droite ou la rive gauche. J'ai 240 km à faire, la limitation sur I 10 est 75 mh (121kmh), le revêtement est pourri, et comme l'autre jour énormément de camions, j'ai beaucoup ... read more

Howdy, the gun slinging, Stetson wearing foursome are heading to the Wild West with an itinerary taking in the states of Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, Arizona ++and starting in Las Vegas. The trip started as Jane and Pete coming to Jane's cousin's 50th birthday bash, us deciding to come along too as we did this trip about 15 years ago but on a coach tour which had been brilliant but not enough time in all these wonderful places, so now we have a month and with 4 cameras at the ready, don't accept any invites to view our holiday snaps as you will be there for days. By the way, the cousin decided to go back to UK for his birthday so we altered our itinerary, the cousin then changed his mind and decided to ... read more

Parts of America have big spaces…..& this was one of ‘em! The drive to Yavapai Lodge was “only” around 150 miles, but much of it was through area’s given back to the “Native Americans” in a deal many years ago. Of course you could see why it would be given away: dry, hot (car showed 90-101 degrees most of the way) and really nothing much to say for itself. Thank goodness for SAT Alt Nation rock on the radio - a fabulous find ! Bordered by impressive plateau such as the Vermillion Cliffs, the land itself was just a loooong road punctuated by many stalls propped up by the road with Native American gifts. We stopped at a couple: pleasant chats & a few gifts bought, but the finest was the last, where the nicest Navajo ... read more

Oasis in the middle of nowhere Another morning, a goods night sleep and Steve is up early to take some pictures of the sunrise, our room faces a street with low profile Spanish style adobe buildings and for some reason it brings on a peacefulness. We get some breakfast at the motel and it's good, Steve especially likes the omellet with cheese! It's starting to get warm as we head out to the Joshua Tree National Park and we're amazed at the size of the huge rocks here, just amazing.There are Joshua Trees everywhere and there quite unusual, little skinks are running about the place and its very barren except for the Joshua Trees, which looks like a cross between a cactus and a tree! There are people rock climbing, picnicking and bike riding, seriously I ... read more