We are back on the road and heading for the coast. We left Havasu this morning and are now in Ehrenberg Arizona. Ehrenberg is at the intersection of the Colorado River and I-10 on the Arizona side. It is one of those hole in the wall cities. There is nothing much here at all. We are in a pretty nice campground that is a Passport America Park so we are here for ½ price. Even after paying an extra $2 for 50 amps and $2 for cable it is still less than most parks.
Our last day at Havasu was real interesting. As if 120 degree temperatures weren’t enough, yesterday we had a 60+ mph wind storm blow through. There was stuff flying through the air everywhere. Awnings were damaged. Table and chairs were overturned and damaged. Anything that wasn’t of substantial weight or tied down was gone. I had just secured our patio furniture since we won’t be back until January 2007. I bunched them all together and covered them. I bungeed covers down over it all because it does get windy in Havasu but I never expected what we experienced. We were sitting comfortably inside, out of the heat, when Susan looked out the window and said, “That looks BAD”. You could see it coming and it didn’t look good. I jumped out and got the awnings in just as the winds hit. I even had to put the living room slide in to save the slide top awning. We watched as the wind got under the furniture covers and just lifted the furniture right off the ground. Fortunately no damage was done. Even with the jacks down, the motorhome was rocking as if I were driving down the road. It wasn’t just a gust, it was sustained winds for 2 hours. I found out my satellite mount is good for about 50 mph when the wind flipped it right over. Our satellite mount consists of our rigid A frame tow bar that weighs about 75 lbs. I set the satellite tripod inside the A frame and bungee it to the tow bar. The wind picked up the satellite dish, tripod, and TOW BAR and flipped it right over. They are predicting more of the same through out the week. I just hope my furniture is still there when we get back in January. So why did we buy an Rv lot in Lake Havasu City Arizona? I’ll let you know in January.
It is still hot here in Ehrenberg. We won’t see cooler weather until we get over the hills toward the coast.
Our last day at Havasu was real interesting. As if 120 degree temperatures weren’t enough, yesterday we had a 60+ mph wind storm blow through. There was stuff flying through the air everywhere. Awnings were damaged. Table and chairs were overturned and damaged. Anything that wasn’t of substantial weight or tied down was gone. I had just secured our patio furniture since we won’t be back until January 2007. I bunched them all together and covered them. I bungeed covers down over it all because it does get windy in Havasu but I never expected what we experienced. We were sitting comfortably inside, out of the heat, when Susan looked out the window and said, “That looks BAD”. You could see it coming and it didn’t look good. I jumped out and got the awnings in just as the winds hit. I even had to put the living room slide in to save the slide top awning. We watched as the wind got under the furniture covers and just lifted the furniture right off the ground. Fortunately no damage was done. Even with the jacks down, the motorhome was rocking as if I were driving down the road. It wasn’t just a gust, it was sustained winds for 2 hours. I found out my satellite mount is good for about 50 mph when the wind flipped it right over. Our satellite mount consists of our rigid A frame tow bar that weighs about 75 lbs. I set the satellite tripod inside the A frame and bungee it to the tow bar. The wind picked up the satellite dish, tripod, and TOW BAR and flipped it right over. They are predicting more of the same through out the week. I just hope my furniture is still there when we get back in January. So why did we buy an Rv lot in Lake Havasu City Arizona? I’ll let you know in January.
It is still hot here in Ehrenberg. We won’t see cooler weather until we get over the hills toward the coast.
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