Lake Havasu

Tuesday morning we headed south to Lake Havasu with a long stop just outside of Las Vegas to shop at an REI, a sporting goods store.

Lake Havasu is not really a lake but a very wide, slow moving part of the Colorado River and this is Spring Break season for destinations like this. We understand it started two weeks ago and will run up to Easter. Lake Havasu State Park is right in town and on the lake so, of course, the campground was full but they did have lots of nice overflow parking. The only difference between overflow and a regular site is the site has a picnic table and a fire pit. Both of which we can live without.

We took a walk along the shoreline and ended up under the London Bridge that was brought here in 1976. Turns out we are less than a mile from the hot spot for college kids. There is a beach on both sides and under the bridge and it is lined with students and boats starting about noon and going until who knows how late. They are a fascinating bunch to watch - well John likes to watch the girls and I watch the boys.

Today we rode our bikes down to the bridge and then crossed over to the island where there is a 3.7 mile walking /biking trail around the island. We saw three different RV resorts, a golf course, a remote control airplane area, several marinas and houses next to lots of empty lots. We found an interesting hamburger joint where we could watch more students parade by in their bikini's, swim suits and beer bongs. I've never seen so many tattoos nor such a variety of pictures on their bodies.

This afternoon John finally got the kayak out and went fishing. The first time this winter. No luck but he did enjoy being out on the water. I was just plain ole lazy!