Lake Mead, Prescott Valley, and Cottonwood, Arizona

The four hour drive from Tonopah to Boulder City in Nevada was uneventful.  We got parked at the Elks lodge and set up.   

The next day we ran errands to prepare for our water-ski trip.  When we got to our boat storage garage, one of the tires was flat on the boat trailer.  Ugh!  Then, we were all packed up with our ski and camping gear and on our way to the lake around 4:30 when one of the wheels on the boat trailer started smoking.  We pulled over and Al pulled the wheel off. 

A portion of Lake Mead is visible in the background.

 

 

We were broken down next to the stinky sewage station and the temps were hot.

Luckily we were only a couple of miles from the Elks lodge.  Al tried some things to fix the problem but ended up towing the boat back to the Elks lodge on 3 wheels.  Then he worked on it until 10:30 PM. 

Al working on the boat trailer in front of our RV

Our friends, Bill and Maureen, were already at Temple Bar waiting for us.  The next morning, they drove the hour+ from Temple Bar so that Al and Bill could work on the trailer wheel.  They worked on the boat wheels all day with a trip to Las Vegas to get new rotors.   They ended up replacing all the rotors.

 

They were finally finished around 4PM and then the third problem, the power to the RV went out.  After about 30 minutes of searching down the problem it was the RV battery kill switch that got knocked when Al put a crate back in the trailer basement.  After all the fixes, we all went to the bar at the Elks to have a drink (just one) to celebrate.  We all drove to Temple Bar and we set up our tent for the night.  The weather was perfect!

We got some nice sunsets

After a one day delay to our water-ski trip, we finally got on the water to do some skiing.  

Al, Nancy, Bill, and Maureen
After lunch we like to just float around in the water and talk.

We got in two days of skiing before the trip was over.

We packed up our gear and then all went to Boulder City to wash, vacuum, and wax the boat.  Then put it back in the storage garage.  After, Bill and Maureen left to drive to their homes (AZ and CA, respectively) and we did laundry in town.  Then back to the RV to put our laundry away and then back to storage to drop off the rest of our gear. 

The next morning we had some yummy chilaquiles (a traditional Mexican breakfast dish made with tortillas, eggs, and either green or red sauce) in Boulder City at Huevos Street restaurant across the street from the Elks.  Then the long drive to Bill’s house in Prescott Valley. 

We hung out at Bill's house for four nights doing some hiking with his club, eating at our favorite Thai restaurant, and working on small projects.  

The day we left we stopped off at RV Armor in Prescott to talk to them about reinforcing the roof on our RV so we don't have to worry about any water leaks.  After learning more about their process, we drove about an hour to the Thousand Trails park in Cottonwood, Arizona to relax for six nights.  We previously spent the month of May at this park which is near Sedona.   

We got to rest up a bit and got ready before we made our way to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Balloon Fiesta.  Before leaving town we filled up with diesel for $4.59/gallon.  

I'll pick up from here on the next entry.  

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