busy weekend?

For two days last week, we had the LA Firefighters 'camped' beside us and doing some River Rescue Training. About 30 fellows with boats, jet boats and an inflatable raft boat. Interesting activity that made for some good entertainment. Unfortunately most of their actual 'rescue' training exercises took place further up the river, so we didn't get to see that aspect.

Only one fellow had a tent and spent the night in the campground with their equipment. The rest of the crew had hotel rooms in town. (He must have 'drawn the short stick and it was one of the coolest nights we've had here at only 7C when I got up! I can't believe that it can be 30C everyday and drop that low at night. (It is usually around 15C.) They left and we were continually commenting on the quietness surrounding us... So awesome... It was like we had this entire campground to ourselves. Until today . . .

A beautiful almost 'empty' campground

Loved these 'retro' chairs that are perfect with the old RV!

Last night and this morning, a large group – 30 to 40 people including young children with tents and trailers arrived and set up camp directly behind us. SO much activity. And noise! We are between them and the washrooms so it has become grand central through our campsite. (Yes. We may becoming those grumpy old people!) It is just such a change from what we have experienced here. I suspect this will be our weekend now.

We have continued to go for bike rides and have been on a few driving tours around the area. Just north of Blythe, there are supposed to be some very large 'geoglyphs' or pictographs created by the Mojave and Quechan Indians and dating back to about 1000 AD. No luck finding them. Today normally would have been a laundry day, but after counting up our gotch, we have decided that we can wait until next week when we move. 

An early morning visitor at my window

Anyway, nothing exciting planned for the weekend. Checking out of here on Tuesday!