NEW LOCATION FURTHER NORTH

May 26/10

We enjoyed our week in Kingman, AZ even though the weather turned cool and windy on Saturday and Sunday.  We adapted by spending less time at the pool and instead, went to the theatre to see “Robin Hood.”  It was a great movie and there were only 3 of us in the theatre for the showing.

Yesterday, we left Kingman and drove northwest on US 93 and drove over the Hoover Dam from the south side.  They have security checkpoints on both sides of the dam and wanted to see inside our trailer and in the storage compartments.  No big deal and we were on our way in 10 minutes.  The traffic was light at the dam this time and we could see that they had finished another section of the Colorado River Bridge and it now spans the gorge.

March view

May view

We got through Las Vegas quicker and easier this time even with a stop at Camping World on the way.  Most RV’ers shop at Camping World’s whenever they can, as the selection is great and the prices are good.

We had an interesting time finding the Desert Skies RV Resort with our GPS.  We entered the address as 350 Hwy 91 in Mesquite, Nevada and the GPS directed us to a school.  We had to ask for directions and found out that the true location was 350 Hwy 91 in Littlefield, Arizona which is about 10 blocks away.  The two towns are right beside each other with most businesses and services in Mesquite.  We didn’t know that the GPS relies on the town name as well as the other address information to pick the right spot.  Anyway, we found it with a bit of work and no official U-turn although there was a short drive through a subdivision.

The RV resort is very nice and not very busy at this time of year.  It has all the amenities such as heated pool, spa, laundry, library, fitness room, billiards room, etc.  The weather has warmed up to 88F today so the pool is again part of our daily routine along with the evening billiards games.  Oh, what a relaxed life.

VIEW FROM OUR BACK WINDOW