Blythe Inn

... noch was davon habt"<br><br>Naja, nach dem Grand Canyon ging es dann in unser schönes Auto nach Blythe. Knapp 5 Stunden Fahrt durch die Wüste.<br><br>In Blythe haben wir uns dann ein Hotel gesucht und uns danach in den Pool begeben :-) Bei 41 Grad war das auch bitter nötig. Selbst um 20 Uhr hatte es noch 39 Grad.<br><br>Grüße<br><br>Maxi und Nadine

... windfarm that must have had at least 1000 wind generators of all sizes.<br><br>After about 250 miles sweating and sat on a knife edge seat (yes it is abit narrow Mrduke) I stopped at a place called Blythejust short of the Arizona border at another Super 8 Motel. I didn't really know where the next possible stop was and it is one big desert and a bit warm to boot!<br><br>Two other bikers from Texas turned up one on a ...

... would take us. We arrived at the car hire company and started to go through the procedure for hiring the car which we had done on line a few days previously, when they decided that we had to have a printed voucher that we had previously e-mailed about as we obviously have no facility to print with the laptop. Fortunately the manager allowed us to access Yvonne's e-mails and print the voucher they required and we were given the go ahead to get the car. We were ...

... lunch. So we got a mile in. Lunch was tri-tip sandwiches and chips. After lunch, we took off for town to get Morgan a bath and clip, ice cream (which turned out to be a mega cone), walked around tents we hadn't made it to, got some gas for the generator and then to meet our friends, Jack and Carol who came in from home. We then went off to dinner with Kathy and Terry and ended the day sitting around the campfire. Our rally ends in the morning.

... once.We came in second. So Team K won the triathlon and a bag of candy. Then we took off for town to buy a flexible hose for the LP gas heater. Dale had decided to go ahead and buy the one we found a couple of days ago. While at the RV place, they were giving away a free hot dog and drink and had 6 good old boys playing their guitars and singing. We grabbed lunch and sat for 10 minutes to listen and went to Herbs ...

... our came all the way from Southern California and visited for a couple of hours. It was good to see them but Morgan got a lovely surprise. River and Harley, two Jack Russells she fell in love with this summer came too. They ran all around our area barking and having fun. Tonight was dinner provided by the hosts of the rally and everyone brought a side ...

... in the rain. Again I was amazed by the desolation. After I left my hotel, it was more than 60 miles before I came across a place to restock my water bottles. And that was 60 miles of nothing (see pics). When I came upon this store I was surprised. I have a GPS unit on the bike and it was not listed. It was called "The Beach". Maybe due to the 10,000 miles of sand surrounding it. Wanted to tell the owner that most beaches offered some ...

... through. Just past the rollers, Di caught up, and we rode together until Joanne found us. She had wanted to set up the next SAG at mile 60, and we were already at mile 62. Joanne told us we were at least seven miles ahead of everyone else, so she fed us snacks and refilled our water bottles before heading back to set up the SAG for the rest of the group. She told us not to expect to see her again, as the rest of the group was quite spread out. As we came down into the ...

... Oatman which is nestled between the peaks of some pretty amazing mountains. The town was a boom town back in the days of Gold. Sometime around the turn of the century, was when Oatman was in it's hey day. Not much left now, but a ton of charm. The town is what I would call a well preserved "Ghost town". Complete with wild burros walking through town. The storefronts have a covered boardwalks lining the streets, and everywhere around there are mountains ...

... a bit of a mission! At the moment I'm just putting in all the pictures I took in the last 6 years and step by step I will add the stories behind it. It might take me a while, but hopefully I will finish it soon. For now I'm in Africa and I'm trying to keep this travel log updated correctly. Hope you all having fun and enjoying your life and your travelling as much as I do! Take care Cyril (Alone)