Devall Travels

The last day. We had a full day almost to get the 200 miles from the hotel in Lake Havasu to the airport at Phoenix. We set off after breakfast and took the 95 down to the Parker Dam.  We couldn't get to it as it was pretty well fenced off. So we carried on to Parker and onto 72 heading south east towards I10. The first stop was at the Chevron station at New Hope where we topped up the tank before joining I10 for the last leg of the trip to Phoenix. Here we bought a huge drink each. It was still very hot and the drink was necessary.  On the wall of the diner were different cartoons and photos. This one of Ronald Reagan was easiest to photo, From there it was simply a straight line to the airport and drop the car off.   The flight home was okay and Friday morning we landed in London. Another holiday over.

We had two nights in Havasu.  What to do? The plan was to chill after a week of driving across the length and breadth of the state.  And do it was, View from our room We ate locally the first night but not before we had taken a drive across London Bridge and around the island it leads to.   The next morning we found a cafe/diner along the road, Peggy's Sunrise Cafe ( 1584 Countryshire Ave, Lake Havasu City)  was a great find.  Breakfast From there we headed north on London Bridge Road to the State park, and put off by the parking charge we went a bit further to a small parking lot.  We had a walk into the reeds and to a viewpoint  where we met some local people fishing.   They told us to try the beach area on the other side of the bridge.  After lunch, that's where we went. The strangeness of a beach and fresh water is hard to comprehend. Swimming and avoiding ducks? It doesn't tak...

Things are coming together for the anti clockwise loop from Phoenix and back again. The Wigwam Motel at Holbrook is not available online and with the 7 hour time difference it is hard to call to make a reservation. I'll leave it a while and see if they come online soon.   I have emailed to see if they have started taking bookings. My brother is there in a week or so on his and Cath's Route 66 trip , so I dropped him an email to see how he managed to book. If he can book me whilst he is there it will make things a bit more certain. The next overnight will be Williams and the Grand Canyon Railway and then we get onto the section of R66 ourselves and a stop in Kingman, currently the hotel of choice is a traditional old fashioned one El Trovotore. That might change yet. Then Claire wanted a few days R&R and somewhere to swim so we'll head down to Lake Havasu and stay there the last two nights before heading to Phoenix and fly home. Arizona Loop T...