Then we had a nest of Africanized bees in the hill right behind the camper. We didn't know they were there and when we opened the door to go in the camper several of them followed us, luckily they went straight to the lights and we were able to kill them. The next day we reported it to management and that afternoon the bee charmer treated the nest. He told us this was his 3rd call that day. He sprayed the nest with some kind of a smoke and then sealed it up with Great Stuff foam. Let me tell you there was some pissed off bees but they were gone by the next day.
On a happier note the warm weather brings out beautiful blooms on cacti.
This was our picture window view during our stay in Wickenburg. We would see coyotes in the wash in the mornings, along with folks on horse back and ATVs. The Weaver Mountains often had snow making for a pretty sight.
We made preparations to move North with our destination being Mill City NV to meet the Escapees Prospecting and Metal Detecting Club. On the way there we made 3 stops.
First was Lake Havasu. We stayed at Cattail Cove State Park which is about 10 miles south of the lake. This was a very nice park right on the Colorado river with a boat ramp and beach area. 
The Desert Storm Poker Run boat race was happening that weekend so on Saturday we headed to Lake Havasu to check it out. These boats are crazy fast doing 179 mph and are longer then our caravan. The rooster tails they make are something else.
After observing the races we went to the London Bridge to wandering around and get out of the heat as it was triple digits, you could feel the tops of your feet sizzling in the sun.
On April 18, 1968, Lake Havasu city founder Robert P McCulloch purchased the bridge from London. Each block was meticulously numbered before the bridge was disassembled. The blocks were then shipped overseas through the Panama Canal to California and trucked from Long Beach to AZ. Construction was completed in 1971. The bridge is AZ second biggest attraction after the Grand Canyon.
Now this is a real party location. I don't know if you ever watched the TV show "Party Heat" where
police officers try to maintain order during gatherings in Lake Havasu. Well it is just like what we saw on the show. People partying and cruising up and down the water way in their big boats looking for a spot to park. It is all about being seen.
This is the first time I have ever seen a floating beer pong table.
Our next stop was Laughlin NV. We arrived on Sunday which was the last day of the Laughlin River Run bike week. We had no problem finding a site a the Riverside Casino RV Park as alot of the bikers were on their way home. The nice lady put us in a big pull through site so we didn't have to unhitch the Tahoe as we were only going to be there for 2 nights. The park has a shuttle that comes by every 30 minutes and carries you down the hill to the casino. It was 102 that afternoon so we caught the shuttle to the casino and chilled out in the movie theater. After the movie we wandered around the casino. You gotta love casino carpet with all the bright colors and patterns.
Now we are not gambling people because we have enough smarts to know that we are Losers when it comes to gambling. Mark did play a little bit of poker at the bar which meant we got free drinks and when he broke even we stopped. Now there is a water taxi that will take to other casinos down the strip so we paid $4 each and jumped on board. It was evening by this time and things had cooled down so we walked back through all the casinos along the strip checking out the sights. Once back at the Riverside we checked out this awesome car display they have for free. I highly recommend seeing it.
This is a 1934 Buick 61 Touring Sedan for sale $150,000. Now that's Style!!!
Afterwards we took the shuttle home. This is a good stop over point with things to do for little money and stores to stock up on supplies on the AZ side. The next morning we met our friends Danny and Terri Baker from Kingman at Harrah's Casino for brunch. It was great to see them and catch up, thank you both for coming to see us. But I must say it doesn't take much to persuade Ms. Terri, aka "Queen of the Slot Machines", to go to a casino! You go girl, I'm happy to know someone that's a winner in a casino. After bunch we headed to Bull Head City which is on the AZ side to fuel the vehicles as prices were better. The temps were 105 so we chilled in the caravan for the rest of the day.
Third stop was Las Vegas where we stayed at the Sam's Town Casino RV Park which was nice and right off of 95. The spots are tight but for a few days and the location it worked just fine. We stored the toy trailer in a storage lot that the casino provides and had both vehicles on our site.
We have been to Vegas before but there where some places we wanted to check out. We watch the show Counting Cars on the history channel. Most people in Las Vegas bet with chips, but Danny “The Count” Koker bets with cars. He also owns a bar and tattoo shop. Not being interested in tattoos we made our way to Count's Vamp'd Rock Bar and Grill.
It is a very cool biker bar with displayed memorabilia of bikes and cars that the Count has created. The show Counting Cars is playing on TV screens and there are scheduled rock bands on certain nights. The staff was very accommodating to the patrons as there was several folks there that would never probably be there if it wasn't for the show. As a matter of fact "Horny Mike" was there chatting it up with the customers. Well I had to get a picture.
On our way home we cruised the strip. No matter how many times you go to Las Vegas it is always fun to see all the lights and the people, this town has just has electricity in the air.
The next day we went to Count's Kustoms. Again the staff was very gracious to the visitors taking the free tour of Danny's custom car collection.
Next stop, Rick's Restoration also a show on the history channel. Again the staff was very accommodating to the everyone with tours every 20 minutes but no pictures allowed inside the shop.
Last stop was Gold and Silver Pawn Shop which started it all with the show Pawn Stars. I had been there 3 years ago and was lucky enough to get my picture with Rick but things have changed since then. Last year when we were in Vegas we went by the shop on 3 different occasions and the line was too crazy to get in. But this year we hit it just right.
The next day we went to the Valley of Fire State Park which is North of Vegas.
This park is Nevada's oldest and largest state park. It derives it name from red sandstone formations, formed from great shifting sand dunes during the age of dinosaurs. They have a campground, hiking trails and several points of interest spots.
My pictures don't do justice to this wonderful place so here is one I found.
Anyway you get the idea, be sure to visit this park when you are in the area.
Next stop will be Mill City NV to do gold prospecting.
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Just caught up on your blog. Our computer was in the shop. You guys have been busy! Glad to see you visited Valley of Fire. I love that place. We have a volunteer position that will take us back to Lake Mead Recreation Area in the Fall. We'll have to check out Count's Kustoms when we go back.
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