This past weekend was no exception, but we had to stick around until Saturday.
Friday we made the trek down to Quartzsite, about an hour and a half away. Our daughter Jess and her boyfriend Kellan were passing through town on their way to Phoenix, so we made arrangements to meet them at one of our favorite restaurants- Silly Al’s Pizza.
Kellan works for Tesla, and was driving an electric car, so we picked them up at the nearby charging station and took them to the restaurant. Of course, Paul and Kellan had to talk cars for a while.
We were blown away when we returned from lunch and found 5 Tesla cars being charged at the charging station!
Once back in Havasu, we headed downtown to await the arrival of the cars participating in the Great Race.
This week long classic car race isn’t really a “race” in the sense that the fastest car wins.
Each morning the drivers are given their route to travel for the day, along with a start time and an end time. They are awarded points based on how well they do arriving at the exact minute that they are supposed to. No electronics are allowed- not even a digital watch.
The “race” course changes every year. This year started in Tennessee, and came across historic Route 66, ending in Santa Monica, California.
The variety of cars was amazing- everything from open air classics to 1969 Corvettes, to…..
a one of a kind…..something or other….When the cars started arriving, it was 114* out and I don’t think any of them have air conditioning. Lucky for us, whenever there is an event in town, you can always buy bottles of cold water, and support local causes at the same time.
Of course, Havasu residents need very little encouragement to show off their toys, so the streets were lined with classic cars.
Once we got tired of water, and the heat, we headed to nearby BJ’s Cabana where the misters were working quite well, and the music was live.
A very busy, but very fun, day.
In general when we’re in town, we manage to keep pretty busy every day- mostly finding ways to spend money it seems. After taking the boat out on the lake just one time, it became obvious that it needed two things- the main thing was a bimini.
Its just too hot and sunny here to boat without shade. We had this custom Bimini made here in town. The guy says it will survive speeds of 70 mph. Maybe we’ll see. Probably we won’t.
The other thing the boat needed actually had Paul wincing, but his wife insisted. My days of trying to haul myself into a boat are over. I needed a ladder.
As soon as the wind stops blowing, we’ll try and put it back in the water!
Random Thought
One thing about Arizona- I never get tired of the sunsets.
House Update
Progress is being made on a daily basis, and they are apparently now ready to pour some cement!
They water the dirt to get it as compacted as they can before the cement pour.
In the meantime we spent some time investigating pools. The couple we bought the lot from invited us over their house to see their new pool and ask any questions we may have.
The basic shape is similar to what we want, but their needs are different from ours, since they have young kids and live here all year.
This is the basic design we have decided on, but we haven’t picked the pool company yet. Plenty of time for that. Also, we are still researching things like heating and cleaning methods. Some people hate the popup cleaning systems, and like the vacuum hose, but we are leaning towards the popup self cleaning system.
