Blogs from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, United States, North America - page 3

Day two in Lake Havasu City turned out to be even better than the first day. I woke up at 7am, got ready for the day, and was greeted at 8am in the lobby by my uncle. He took me back to the RV park where I had breakfast and then we headed out to the lake to go fishing. At first we weren't having too much luck but slowly but surely the fish started biting. We were on the lake from about 9am to 1pm and caught 5 fish (Stripers - or Striped Bass if you prefer). We would have had 8 but three got away as we were reeling them in. The best one we got was 24" long - apparently it's one of the largest fishes you'd find in the lake since Larry ... read more

The next day and we were back following Route 66, coming across two treasures in the towns of Seligman and Oatman. This is the longest surviving stretch of the road, and in these two towns particularly people really try to exploit their Route 66 links, with Route 66 merchandise and memorabilia. In Seligman we caught up with Angel Delgadillo, “Mr Route 66”, co-founder of the first Historic Route 66 Association, shop owner and barber. Though retired, he still does the odd hair cut - but he had a coach load of tourists to deal with when we were there, so unfortunately Tom didn’t manage to get his hair cut! Later in the day and high up in the desert, we came into the small town of Oatman - just in time to witness the staged gun ... read more

To Havasu and backDoug Pickles Westward ho to the Arizona desert and Lake Havasu. Some may remember a tale of a wealthy American business buying London Bridge under the mistaken belief that he was actually buying Tower Bridge. Well, Lake Havasu is where, brick by brick, London Bridge now stands and it was at this strange town in the middle of the desert that the Batchelor Party weekend began. The atmosphere on the lake as we motor-boated out on Saturday began rather sedately with families picnicking and boats cruising around. However it wasn’t long until we discovered Copper Canyon. If you’ve ever seen footage from videos like “Spring Break Goes Wild” then you’ll have an idea of what we were confronted with. It was reassuring for a sweet innocent Scottish guy like me that even some ... read more

A 5 day vacation from Bay Area to Northern Arizona. So much we saw in 5 days is all very overwhelming. So, this time, I am going to split the whole vacation into relevant bits. So much to say & so many photos to show too When: Fri, 16th Feb 2007 through Wed, 21st Feb 2007 Where: Northern Arizona What: London Bridge, The Mother Road, Route 66; Winslow, Holbrook & Petrified Forest National Park. Inspiration: the movie "CARS" Highlights: London Bridge, Lake havasu city & The Mother Road itself. Well, we did I-40 all the way & took detours into the actual 'route 66' into the towns of Winslow & Holbrook. I felt the adrenaline rush when I got a free upgrade to a Chevy Malibu from a compact car Truly a pleasant surprise. Our vacation ... read more

Oh my god this weekend was rippin!! We started the trip convoying it from vegas to Lake Havasu, We rode in Erik's Chevy truck, towing the big boat, Rob and crew in a new hummer and Meryl had her nice RX8. We got to the van park on the river where Erik kept his trailer ( It was a race trailer that had beds, couches, air con, kitchen, TV and a shower, he rides quad bikes). Then in the Arvie we grabbed the esky (or should I say the cooler) and went for a cruise in the boat. It was just before sunset so it was a top time to go for boat ride. We went a while up the river then on the way back one of the guys had a ski behind the boat ... read more