The New Year got off to a great start with a 4 day road trip to Lake Havasu and Sedona with friends Stan, Cathy and Rachelle. It was a good time to visit these towns because Winter is the off-season and the weather is still perfectly acceptable for us Canadians.
Two nights at the HEAT Hotel in Lake Havasu, on the "island".
Sitting on our balcony, the London Bridge in the background.
A short walk across the bridge from the hotel and we're off on a
Sunset Sightseeing Tour and a history lesson on a custom built pontoon boat.
The tour starts as we pass under the city's main attraction. Captain Kenny explains how the outgrown 1831 bridge, that originally spanned the River Thames in London England, was dismantled, moved and reconstructed in it's present-day location. The bridge was reassembled on dry land on a peninsula. Once completed, a channel was excavated under the bridge, thus creating an island at the other end of the bridge. The feat was completed in 1971 by Robert P McCulloch, the chainsaw guy and founder of Lake Havasu City. I found out later, on wikipedia, that it wasn't entirely McCulloch's idea but he did get the credit for making it happen because he financed the project as an attraction to promote his new land development project, Lake Havasu City. Wow, the things you learn while floating on a reservoir in the desert.
Capt Kenny has been offering this tour for years and he knows exactly where to
position his boat for the best visual effects.
The highlight of the tour was the Sleeping Indian complete with
sound effects and setting sun.
Group photo taken by the Captain.
The next morning a different boat took us across the lake into California, not to gamble
but to have lunch at the Havasu Landing Resort and Casino.
Day #3 and we find ourselves in Sedona having lunch at the Cowboy Club restaurant. The plate in front of Yvonne was the appetizer special we shared. Cactus Fries, Skewered Buffalo Brochettes, Rattle Snake Meatballs, Flatbread with house-made sauces and Prickly Pear Margaritas.
The mountains and scenery that Sedona is known for.
Great place in Sedona to see and buy unusual artwork.
One of several courtyards in Tlaquepaque Village.
Tomorrow morning we leave Sedona for Phoenix and Mesa
where Stan, Cathy and Rachelle will catch a flight back to Alberta.
It was great having them over and we look forward to
seeing them when we return in April.
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