The most significant occurrence yesterday...the wind!
The forecast was for heavy gusty wind all day. We were not disappointed.....unfortunately.
We started off the morning in the best way. Doug and Jane met up with us at the hotel and took us across the Parker Dam and into some California Hills....with wild burrows. We also saw a coyote with breakfast run across the road. Once he got up on the side of the road it was hard to see him he blended so well with the ground. Had we not seen him cross the road I doubt we would have picked him up otherwise. Mother Nature's camouflage is amazing. The road we took was actually a dead end to one part of Lake Havasu (the lake not city). There we had the biggest breakfast ever and were entertained by T 'n T (Tina and Tina) who cooked and served these massive meals. The pancakes were an inch thick and the size of a medium pizza!
After breakfast we travelled along the California side of the Colorado River until we got to the Oasis, which is located in Earp, where we bid adieu to our good friends Doug and Jane and headed to Blythe...but not before my poser had his picture taken....again.
It was a hard ride from there to Gila Bend approximately, 250 miles in the wind. We stopped in Blythe and Yuma only for gas, water, a couple of snacks and to wet our scarves to keep our nose and face protected against the dry wind and dust if we happened to encounter it. We lucked out with the dust and with the wind. Though it was still windy it did seem to ease before we got to Yuma and didn't pick up again until we got to Gila Bend at the Best Western Space Age Lodge. This stop was a surprise for Pat, Bud and Bailey. We kept it under wraps but is a really cool place in the middle of no where. Across the street was a great Italian Restaurant with fabulous pizza and hot/cold Chianti. That one will require explanation lol.
Apparently we out ran the wind like a bunch of Outlaws....yup..that's the Beemer Bike Gang people, riding like the wind!
Today we are heading around route 85 and 86 to Ajo through some more mountains and hopefully today we will get to stop and enjoy some ghost towns and roadside stands
So until the next blog and to quote Winnie the Pooh...."Happy Winds-Day!"
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