Installment #4 - Retirement Trip

2-28-06
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Drove to Oatman, AZ (a town on Route 66) – Burros just walked around the main (only) street of town, begging for carrots that all businesses had to sell tourists. Tony wanted no part of feeding the burros. This is the town where Lombard and Gable spent their wedding night back in 1939. Went in a bar where walls were covered with dollar bills from customers (names and dates written on the bills). Oatman provided (picture) entertainment (a gun fight in the middle of the street). Traffic was stopped while the gun fight took place.
Travelled on up Route 66 (picture) for about 30 miles over a mountain pass "Sitgreaves Pass, elevation 3700. Passed quite a few old mines. Stopped in what used to be an old gas station on Route 66 (antique pumps, and old wringer for washing windows).
Stopped again at Lake Havasu to go across London Bridge (picture), drove the circle around the island. Drove down to a 1/3 scale of lighthouse.
Walked around a bit at a Bluegrass festival held at Quartzsite. "Rocky Top was the only good song I heard – found it more interesting to watch the girl setting up the screen printing for the shirts she planned to sell at the three day event.
Q20 given to us by Bill & Janet has been the entertainment of many evenings. Butch and Mary bought one as soon as they saw the one we had.
Went to garage sales around town on Friday and Saturday. Tony now owns a new air staple gun and circular saw.
Have now seen how they play golf in Quartzsite (picture) – hope the pictures show it as it really is – absolutely no green grass….saw one guy riding out to golf course on a bike carrying one club!
We have slowed down a little now – plan to relax for awhile before we take off for New Mexico and Texas.