Day 132

Day 132: Laughlin, NV to Quartzsite, AZ. We stayed in Laughlin for 3 weeks, and I’ll admit that even though conditions were not ideal, we were spoiled by having unlimited running water and electricity. But we finally had enough of being packed in like sardines.
We saw some great things during our stay in Laughlin. We went to the Bullhead City, AZ Community Park and saw a huge Turtle, went to the Big Bend of the Colorado, NV State Park and got our second passport stamp. Only 13 more and we get a free annual pass to the Nevada State Parks. They had a great sandy beach and we spent some time lazing around.
We also drove down a 20 mile dirt road (never believe that the shortest route is the best, and never totally rely on the darn GPS) to Oatman, AZ and spent time with the burros. Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their honeymoon in the motel, and you could go up and look at it. It was really fun seeing a part of history.
We were headed for Lake Havasu to check it out and because Lee Todd wanted to take my picture at the Londen Bridge (he is so sweet). We stopped at a park and got out to play tourist then headed out to find an RV spot. Only one we could find was $87 a night (Seriously!?!). We paid $120 for 7 days and got $30 worth of buffets in Laughlin. We decided to just head on down the road to Quartzsite.
It was getting to be late afternoon so we decided to pull in to the Cattail Cove State Park campground. It was so beautiful! We stayed outside until almost 8 pm! Lee even got all of the other campers to get out and watch the sunset. And believe it or not, we never fired up the generator or turned on the TV!
We got up this morning and continued on our way. Finally arrived (132 days late in Lee’s opinion, since this was his initial destination). Next to boondocking this is the best deal so far. $40 for 2 weeks, $80 for 4 weeks or $180 for SEVEN MONTHS (now that’s a deal!) It’s dry camping but there is free water, sewer and garbage at the main park. But if nothing else, we have learned to be frugal with water.
We drove around a while until we came to a spot that had a Cactus formation made out of rocks. Looking around the campsite and I found a butterfly, dragonfly and a moth also done out of rocks. It was a sign that we should stay here for sure. Can’t wait to explore the area…