Thurs. Feb 16 th Heading Home?

Thanks for joining us on our journey of North America
 in our Holiday Rambler, since August 2006

Where are we today ?

Needles, California

Did it again, wrong date on the Blog! good thing my baby sister keeps an eye on me! Thanks sis.

        Well here we are leaving Bullhead City, the end of the line for this winters journey. Our original plan was to maybe head north from here to Vancouver Island and travel east thru Canada back home to Ontario. But plans are made to be changed and we decided that its a little to early in the year for us to head north. Its gonna be much cooler, possibly snow and ice, a lot more miles to drive and not a lot of campgrounds not open at this time of year.

        So we packed up this morning and are making our way south to enjoy some warmer temperatures on the way back home. Not in a hurry thou, leaving the resort to hwy 95 follow thru Bullhead City along the Colorado River a total distance today of 24 miles. And very windy again!

24 miles today

        While passing thru Fort Mohave we stopped to fuel up our coach, the first time in over a month. It only took 50 gallons of fuel but here in Arizona it was $3.27 a gallon (.86 cents a liter) wait till you see the prices in California.

we past some farmers plowing dusty fields

        A few minutes later we crossed over the river and are in Needles California, the three states of Nevada, Arizona and California all meet here.

Welcome to Needles

        Now right away we know we are in California, fuel prices! Our fillup would have cost us $66.00 more, we like to save money where we can.

California gas $4.59 a gallon 

        Now all checked into North Shore Rv resort and set up with a nice view of the Colorado River thru the palm trees. And a quick trip to check out the town and pick up a few groceries. Most of Needles is on the Historic route "66 "with some nice murals and old businesses still operating, a nostalgic trip.

        Now the Original Burger Hut looks interesting

The Original Burger Hut

        The Best Motel rooms $22.00 and a hot dogs, chips and a beer only $3.99. Sure beats a fast food place I think.

the Best motel?

        Back to the resort, a walkabout and check it out, not large but quite nice right here on the Colorado River, with a beach, boat launch ramp and dock, riverfront sites (very windy today thou), clubhouse, games room and a nice heated pool and hot tub, and its not crowded here!

beach on the river

nice homes across the river

clubhouse

nice pool and hot tub

        Just puttering around chatting with a few new neighbors then tonight my craving is a burger and homemade fries. We are sheltered from the wind here so got out the Weber Q100 and fry daddy. So fire it all up relax with a brew, supper is done and all is good.

here's home for a week

        Now here is our new home for a week a quiet, smaller, nice clean resort, hardly any wind. I think we will enjoy it here.

tasty burger and homemade fries

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