| Mon. Dec 14, 2009 – We were going to get up and go to a casino and have the $1.99 breakfast. Sounded good last night. We didn’t make it. I was so very tired this morning and just couldn’t get up early. WOW, don’t have to get up early if I don’t want too!! We had some scrambled eggs and toast for breakfast, emptied the trash, picked up the motor home and headed to Oatman, AZ. Page 38 Oatman is a Ghost Town but it is a working Ghost Town. They have working restaurants and shops and historical buildings Some still standing and some not. What a fun town. The wild burros own the main street. When they see somebody drive up and park they head for that car to see if someone brought them food. We didn’t bring food so we weren’s their friends and they weren’t happy with us. We walked up the street on the wooden sidewalks and looked in the stores and took many many pictures of the burros. At 2:15pm the Wild West Show began. 3 cowboys had a gunfight out on the main street. It was fun and they really appeared to be REAL COWBOYS, It was a fun show to watch. They are Shriners and the money they collect goes to the Shriners Hospital for the children. Great cause. We went into Olivia Oatman’s café and had lunch. She is the one who the town of Oatman is named for. When she was very young her parents were killed by Indians and her brother was thrown over a cliff and her and her sister were taken to live among the Indians. Her brother recovered and he went looking for his sisters. One sister died from an illness but Olivia survived. Her brother found her and she was set free from the Indian people she lived with. After her death her brother fought to get the towns name changed to Oatman – he succeeded. It is just an old building with an historical feel and good food. Danny had homemade chile and fries and I had Phlly Cheesesteak and decafe coffee, we were so cold from standing outside watching the show we needed the hot coffee.. The waiter apologized because the decafe coffee was instant. Oh well, it tasted pretty good and it was hot. After lunch we walked up and back down the street and just looked in the stores. Got to the car and headed out. We went a few miles on “Old Route 66” towards Kingman. Can’t believe Tom and I traveled part of that road to Oklahoma and back. That was years ago in the late 60’s. We turned around up by the mine and came back to Bullhead City. We decided not to come home and go over to Laughlin and drag the main road and see all the lights. Well,we ended up going into a couple of Casinos just to see them. After we left the Casinos we just drove around and found where they sell propane and where the motor homes and 5th wheels and travel trailers park in the casino parking lots. If we can’t extend 2 nights here we will just go and dry camp in the parking lots. Another experience! What a wonderful and enjoyable day we had. We weren’t in any rush because we didn’t have to be back at the RV Resort at any specific time. We just enjoyed each others company and the sights and sounds of Arizona and Nevada. Looks like tomorrow we will stay at the Resort and do laundry and clean out the car and get rid of stuff we don’t need in the motor home. We keep getting rid of stuff that we don’t need, and I thought we needed everything!!!! I am sure the only thing I didn’t Page 39 bring when we started this RVers life was an extra kitchen sink!! Oh well, this is learn as I go! After such a wonderful day I am tired and so will say goodnight from beautiful Bullhead City, Az. |
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