April 8, 2017
Havasu Falls RV Resort
Lake Havasu City, AZ

We've been here at Havasu for almost 2 weeks now and have been doing our part to re-energize the local economy ;>)
We've tried several of the local restaurants and done some shopping at the local retail stores. We went back to The Island and visited the English Village.

This tourist area lies beneath the London Bridge and has several restaurants, gift shops, boat tours and rentals, and marina.

The Lake Havasu Visitors Center is also here and they can help you with tours and events. They even have a small gift area, so we picked up a fridge magnet.

We've been driving all around town to get a feel for the community, housing, economy, and layout. It seems to be kind of a scattered design with no real development plan. You have nice, new, beautiful homes next to trailer parks or concrete plants. There seem to be few large housing developments but a street or two of newer homes built within an area with much older homes. Also, the main attraction is the lake and there is no housing near it anywhere. We think this is because it is all BLM land....the best you can get is a distant view of the lake.

The weather has been very warm and dry (as you would expect) with highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. The wind can spring up at of nowhere and be very strong (20 - 40 mph).

You get some beautiful sunsets with the distant mountains as a backdrop.

...but you have to be ready for strong winds and dust storms....

After the dust storm last week we decided to get the rig washed...

It's great... you just give them a call and they come to you. An hour later they're done and your RV looks great. Our cost was $114 and it was worth every penny ;>)    We've used mobile washes several times on our journeys and they are great.

We also had Shade Pro come out last Monday and give us a quote for installing our window shades (the ones we had so much trouble with at Holland Motor Homes). We got the quote, placed the order, and they were installed 4 days later (yesterday).

We think they turned out great, we saved a lot of money, and we have already put them to good use.

Well, that's it for now. As I said, we'll be here for another 2 weeks so I'm sure no restaurant is safe...