It was
quite a long, hot drive from Tucson to Lake Havasu. The
outside temperature was 110. It must have been 120 inside my
car! I stopped at this Indian Center (I have to find my
journal to find the name of it) on my way.
Here's
a rest area I stopped at. I thought this sign was
interesting. It warns:
Poisonous
snakes and insects inhabit this area.
Right:
Made it to Lake Havasu: That's me sitting by the
fountain in front of London Bridge.
Left:
Ahhhhh...There's the lake! What a welcome sight after driving
through the desert all day!
Here are
the two people who worked at the tourist info booth in Lake
Havasu. There were no hostels listed in my guidebooks, so
I went in to ask if they knew of any in the area. They
didn't know what a hostel was. So I asked about
campgrounds. It was almost 8pm and it was still 110 degrees
out. They said it doesn't cool down much there at night in
Havasu, and suggested I stay in a hotel because of the heat. I
agreed. I had been on the road (driving and stopping to visit
places) since 4am. I desperately needed to cool my body
down!!!
Right:
I badly needed air conditioning and good food. So I splurged
and ate at this steak house in Havasu. It's still feels a
little weird eating out alone all the time. Especially when
everyone else is with their friends or family. That's
life. But It felt great sitting down to a good meal in a cool
room!
Left:
Here's the motel I stayed at. Yep!!! That's a
pool !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A
pool and an air conditioned room!
You
can't imagine how much I appreciated this!
Left:
It doesn't look like much, but it was a little piece of heaven to
me! A swim, a coke cola, a shower, a good meal at a nice
restaurant, a little cable TV, and a cool room to sleep in.
Time to rest and recouperate for the next days drive!
