It’s a beautiful morning, clear skies with moderate temperatures and no hint of the stormy weather on its way. We are headed out of the Quartzite area north to Cattail Cove State Park on Lake Havasu for a 2-night stay. This area is forecast to receive winds too but at 35 – 45mph rather than the 55mph in Quartzite area.
We pack up early and head to RV Relief in Quartzite to dump our tanks and fill our propane. It cost $10 for dumping and $10.80 to top off our propane tank, so very reasonable. It’s a busy place with campers in all 4 lanes to the dump stations and some filling their potable water.
Cattail Cove State Park is located north of our location on SR 95. Check-in time is 2:00pm but we arrive early to beat the wind and fortunately site #7 is open for us to move in upon arrival. This is a lovely campground right next to the Lake and it’s a beautiful setting. We were surprised to see how blue the water is – it was unexpected in this desert environment.
The Colorado River fills Lake Havasu, and the lake is located at the foothills of the Mohave Mountains in an area described as ‘lowland desert’. It is a unique landscape of desert and the blue waters of Lake Havasu – very beautiful.
We get set up quickly and check out the area. Nearby is a large dog park and a dog beach! Justice was ready and made a beeline for the water. It must have been cold because he came out invigorated! There’s a trail beside the lake heading up small hills and Justice is running up them, dragging Ron behind him. It was so funny, and it was so good to see him so energetic and happy. It reminded us of when we were at White Sands – I think he would love to live on the beach!
Our next goal after setting up is to get showers and we, like Justice, felt invigorated afterwards. We fixed a couple of steaks on the Blackstone and had a great supper of salad, sweet potato, and Strip Steak. The winds are picking up, curtailing additional exploration tonight and after cleaning up the dishes and since we have great cellular signals here, we decided to watch some TV before heading to bed. Overnight the winds blew hard, and it rained off and on. The forecast is calling for windy conditions tomorrow as well before calming down Wednesday evening.
We move to another site on Wednesday, then leave the campgrounds on Thursday morning. From here we travel north to Lake Havasu State Park beginning Thursday, Feb 24 through Monday, Feb 27. It’s got great reviews and we are excited to visit it. London Bridge is located there and many other interesting things to do and see. On Monday we move again to Buckskin Mountain, also in the area but further south of our current location and located on the Colorado River.
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