SHERRIE'S BROTHES, PAHRUMP 

PAHRUMP. HOME OF GUNS AND BROTHELS

Welcome to Pahrump Nevada, the home of guns and brothels. We were offered a tour of one of the brothels but we declined. It makes sense to legalize prostitution. It’s been around for a long long time. Signs for gun sales are everywhere.

Now we are at Terrible’s RV Park in Pahrump, Nevada. I haven’t been able to find out the origin of the name. We lost our mandatory $3 the first day here and haven’t gambled since. Day after tomorrow we are on our way to Death Valley.

THE LAKE AT TERRIBLE'S RV RESORT 

HAVASU TO LAUGHLIN

You can’t go home again. The funny little laidback Laughlin that we knew from years ago is no more. Now there is a strip like Las Vegas and that is all. No town. I guess they go across the river to Bullhead City for groceries and services. Unlike Las Vegas though, there are no nice lounges where you can pause and have a drink. There are only smoky dark slot machine areas. We did go for a pleasant boat ride on the river where we learned about the history of Laughlin and about all the dams that are on the Colorado River. We had a very good dinner at the Gourmet Room in the Riverside with a view of the river.

THIS IS ZOE AT OUR PAHRUMP CAMPSITE 

PALM SPRINGS TO LAKE HAVASU

Well, we’ve already changed our itinerary. After a wonderful visit to the Palm Springs area to see old friends Fran and Janie (happily Vel and Sherry joined us there for dinner) and Howard and Jack, we decided to go to Joshua Tree National Park another time. We headed straight for Parker, AZ and the shores of the Colorado River. Unfortunately, we found the recent heavy rains had mad the beach a sea of mud. Undaunted, we moved on to our next stop, Sandpoint Marina to find it choc-a-block with crowded spaces and herds of young spring vacationers. With visions of loud parties and noisy skidoos on the lake we moved on again to finally settle at Havasu Falls RV Park for a week.

Although we are not right on Lake Havasu, we can still see it if we stretch our heads just the right way. Lake Havasu City has changed tremendously since our last visit about 20 years ago. It is really built up and London Bridge Village has really gone down. Most of the shops there are closed and the rest aren’t worth visiting. Sad. Since there isn’t much to see here, we are using the time to catch up on business, maintenance, writing, laundry and grocery shopping.

Now, on to Laughlin (we are staying in a casino RV park) and then to Death Valley.

THIS IS OUR ITINERARY

OUR ITINERARY

Here is a rough idea of where we plan to be. This, of course, can change minute by minute but is the best we can do right now. This will hopefully help you to see if there is anywhere where we can make a connection as we travel down the road.

March 12 Parker, AZ
March 16 Lake Havasu
March 19 Laughlin
March 21 Parumph, NV
March 24 Death Valley, CA
March 30 Olancha, CA
April 1 Visalia, CA
April 11 Sacramento River Delta, CA
April 14 Napa, CA
April 23 Placerville, CA
April 30 near Yosemite, CA
May 7 San Luis Obispo, CA
May 18 St. Georgo, Utah
May 22 Salt Lake City, UT
May 28 Laramie, WY
May 31 Casper, WY
June 3 Gillete, WY
June 15 St. Regis, MT
June 16 Coeur D’alene, ID
June 21 Leavenworth, WA
June 22 Bothell, WA
July 7 Lynwood, WA and Discovery Bay Resort, Sequim, WA
July 13 Anacortes, WA
Then, who knows? Heading east probably through the northern states and Canada.

WE ARE ON OUR WAY AGAIN

We are on the road again after a three month hiatus in a lovely park in Mesa, AZ to see old friends, do dr. and dentist checkups, minor adjustments in the RV and rest up a bit.

We try to keep our travel mileage to around 200, so our first stop was out in the desert in Quartzite, AZ near the California border. Seen from the highway, you might wonder why anyone would stop in Quartzite but the desert is covered with thousands of RVs doing just that. There is something about driving out across the desert and stopping wherever you chose, there are no borders. The desert is in full bloom now and the hills and desert floor and a luscious green because of all the rains and it is beautiful. The open space and fresh air are exhilarating. The aroma of campfires wafts on the breeze. At night the stars are so bright because of no city lights to interfere. It feels like you can almost reach out and touch them. All this and the cost is free. What a deal.

We are now in a gorgeous park near Palm Springs. We will be here for four days visiting old friends. Things are so different now than when we full-timed before. We didn’t find any women on the road then and that is why we started RVing Women. Now we have friends all over the US to stop and visit. With our new systems of cellular phone and satellite internet, we are also able to keep in touch with the folks we’ve left behind. It’s a great life.

From here we head to Lake Havasu City and then Death Valley. It has been quite warm here (upper 80s) so wonder what it will be like in Death Valley. You know me though, I found a great restaurant in Death Valley that we will have to visit. We’ll also visit Joshua Tree National Park and Parker on the Colorado River on the way plus Laughlin and its casinos.

THIS IS our RV