We were told by those staying in our park about a fun little place to eat that was fairly close, called Blondies. This is a small bar and restaurant. They have a nice little patio with grass-like umbrellas, or you can eat inside. A lot of the RV locals go there. Our first 2 weeks here, Kirk was able to take two bike rides. One with a group from the park to Quartzite, eating at Silly SAMs, and the other with a group from town (The Hangover group) to Parker and California where they ate at Dumas Walkers in California.
On 11/21 Kirk and I took the local ferry boat, which is located down by the London Bridge, over to the casino at Havasu Landing on the California side. The boat ride takes about 20 minutes. The casino is very small, has a small restaurant, and is very smokey. We probably won't return, mostly because of the smoke smell. Earlier in the day, we had attended the Mud, Sand, and RV event at the Havasu State Park. It was pretty small, yet interesting, and something to do. Not much for RV's though. They had a couple of 5th wheels, and class C's and that was it. Around here, people are more into the Razor's, boating, fishing, etc.
11/22 we went on a motorcycle ride with our neighbors, Paul and Bev (Canadian's), and their friends, Mark and Nola. We rode to Parker Dam where we saw Burro's along the roadside, down to Quartzite, ate at Silly Sam's for lunch and then rode back. On our way back we stopped at Sundance in Parker for drinks. This is a neat place on the River and the building itself has some history. A little side note here, while dismounting our bike upon arriving at Sundance, my foot was caught in the side bag, and I slowly fell to the ground. How embarrassing! i was fine, but later realized my elbow was a little "puffy" and determined it was an olecranon bursitis. Been wearing an elbow sleeve since. No infection though. Yay! (i guess).
Kirk and I celebrated Thanksgiving this year (11/26) by me working and him cooking :). I came home to an awesome meal of turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, corn (from our summer harvest), and pumpkin pie. I just may work every holiday if this is what I will be coming home to each time. Plenty of turkey left over to freeze for future meals.
I decided I needed boots for going on motorcycle rides, so Kirk and I drove to Bullhead City to Kohl's. I found some pretty nice looking boots, and even though they aren't riding boots, they look better than my tennis shoes on the bike. After shopping, we drove down 95 and ended up at the Desert Bar in Parker. This is a bar in the desert. You will want to have a fairly reliable vehicle to get there. Although, we saw regular cars driving to and from there, it made me wonder. This road is not paved. It is more of a bumpy, narrow, rocky path. By the time we arrived at the bar, I was exhausted from being jostled around so much. Believe me though, I would do it over and over again. It was a great, and beautiful experience. We went on Sunday, the last day of a 4-day Thanksgiving weekend for many people. Along the road there, you could see where people go out in the desert and target shoot. A lot of people drive their razors, quads, etc to this place. It is only open on Saturdays/Sundays from October to May. It is ran soley on solar power. I did see they have large propane tanks. They do have flush toilets. The food is great. Every year, the owner adds something new to the place, so it is advised that you visit whenever in the area to see the upgrades.
