Fresh Beach

Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Jean

The opposite of Burro Poop Beach would have to be Fresh Beach.
 
I love these satellite images from google maps!
 

 
Before making our way to the fresher beach on Day 3, Tom had to do a bit of work. Part of Tom’s job is to take photos of houses for our clients’ ads in our real estate magazine. That morning, we had gotten a call about a riverfront house for sale. So our first stop after launching was down river a bit.
 

 
Isn’t that pretty? I’m sure it has a pretty price tag too!
 
Once we arrived at the beach, the kids built more sandcastles.
 

 
Tom even got into it. He likes to build the moats.
 

 
Here Joy puts sunscreen on Cimber’s back. Kind of looks like he’s doing a dance, huh?
 

 
After a few hours, we ran out of liquid beverages, so we scooted down river to Lazy Harry’s for lunch.
 

 
I put a couple of photos together so you can see our view.
 

 
Lunch was delicious!
 
After lunch, we made it back to our house, quickly showered & dressed just minutes before our babysitter arrived. We took our guests to the comedy show at The River Palms Casino in Laughlin.
 

 
It was a good deal, $14.95 per person. The comedians were pretty good. Not rip-roaring funny.
 
That concludes Day 3.

Tags: beach, comedy, holiday, laughlin, Lazy Harry's, River, vacation

Boating on the Colorado River

Posted on April 13th, 2008 by Jean

Day 2 of my friends’ visit, we went boating. We found a great little beach in the Topock Gorge area which we dubbed Burro Poop Beach.
 

 
But Jean, why would you name it Burro Poop Beach?
Because of all the burro poop, that’s why!
 

 
Here my friend, Joy, swats at all the poop. I had to act fast ‘cuz she was really going to town!
 

 
The kids donned their Swim 1-2-3 suits and Natalie did a bit of wading.
 
Pearl found the water to be too cold, so she sat onshore and guzzled Gatorade.
 

 
Tom and Cimber watched the Lake Havasu Jet Boat Tour scream by.
 

 
I enjoyed beachtime with the kiddos.
 

 
The wee ones made sandcastles.
 

 
After a few hours, we jumped back into the boat and headed upstream.
 

 
Before taking the boat out of the water, we had lunch at the Topock Marina.
 

(Not my photos.)
 
That concluded Day 2.

Tags: beach, Burro, Gorge, holiday, marina, poop, River, swim, Topock, vacation

Bellagio and Ka

Posted on April 11th, 2008 by Jean

She’s returned to Portland, but last week my best friend from high school, Joy, and her husband, Cimber, were here.
 
I don’t want to be one of those people who track down the nicest bathrooms, but…
 
check out the ladies room at the House of Blues.
 

 
All that COLOR and steel.
 
I was so busy drinking my Sex Before Sunrise, I neglected to snap pictures of my meal.
 
With 1 drink under my belt, we caught a cab and ventured down to the Bellagio.
 
They had a lovely springtime display in the garden area.
 

 
Look at the fragile edges of this flower. They almost don’t look real!
 

 
There was a gorgeous rose-covered snail, a tree with a face, and a giant ladybug.
 

 
Large watering cans splashed the flowers.
 

 
There was also a beautiful little butterfly habitat.
 

 
Currently on display at the Bellagio are Cirque inspired sculptures.
 

 
These are by an artist named Richard MacDonald.
 
In the evening, we caught the Ka show at the MGM.
 
As you enter the theatre lobby, Ka musicians are playing an unusual instrument… amplified string?
 

 
The show was wonderful! No photography was allowed inside once the show had started, but here are some pictures I found on the internet back in January when Joy and I saw the show for the first time.
 

 
After the show, we drove the 90 minutes back to my home.
 
That concludes day one.

Tags: Bellagio, Cirque, HOB, House of Blues, Ka, Mandalay Bay